#88LOVELIFE Vol. 2

by Diana Rikasari, Dinda Puspitasari (Illustrator)

This illustrated book is a sequel to #88LOVELIFE Vol. 01

Consisting of 88 quotes and stories on love and life, this book offers a happy approach on overcoming sadness, failures, worries and changes in life – all written in a light and easy manner. Expect more good energy and more eye-pleasing illustrations that will brighten up your mind and day. The goal of this book? To make you smile.

Genres: Nonfiction, Inspirational

140 pages, Hardcover

First published January 18, 2016

Reviews

[Xin Ya Jian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since I love the first volume, so I decided to buy this book and read it all in one sitting, just like the first one. But of course, since I read out of my reading time, I forgot to update this in my blog or Goodreads. However, I still love the first and this book. Too many positive vibes!

[Haniva Zahra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini sepertinya tidak sesukses buku pertamanya. Bisa jadi dipengaruhi oleh pembaca buku di Indonesia, membaca buku2 yang sedang hype. Terlebih buku ini salah satu pelopor buku full ilustrasi. Bisa juga dijadikan properti foto karena buku ini super instagramable!
Namun, pada dasarnya karena saya cukup mengikuti Diana Rikasari, sebagai blogger, dan sekarang di instagram, saya tetap membeli buku ini.

Menurut saya, Diana Rikasari adalah orang yang berani berdiri di atas pendapatnya sendiri. Ia percaya diri dan mengetahui kelebihan yang ia miliki. Ia tampil berbeda, bukan karena ia ingin menjadi pusat perhatian, namun karena ia memang memiliki sense of uniqueness yang tinggi. Saya salut. Selain itu, Diana adalah orang yang cerdas, kritis, artistik. Saya mengagumi dirinya sebagai salah satu public figure yang menyenangkan untuk disimak pemikiran2nya.
Menurut saya, Diana benar-benar cerdas bukan karena kami satu almamater, namun karena ia bisa melihat beberapa hal detail yang sensitif yang bisa jadi tidak dimiliki oleh orang lain. Personel statementnya baik dalam fashion, ataupun argumen, hampir selalu membuat saya kaget. Ia salah satu orang yang aktif dalam dunia fashion namun cukup berisi. Bukan berarti yang lainnya tidak ya. Salut!

Untuk Dinda Ps pun saya suka sekali dengan karya2nya. Gaya ilustrasinya. Saya senang dengan orang-orang yang konsisten menjalankan apa yang disebut sebagai passion. Terika kasih Diana dan Dinda!

Ps: buku ini mengajarkan saya bahwa: lebih baik satu daripada dua :))

[Plainqoma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the words and bright illustrations. But pretty pricey for a book. Got it for free for buy one get one free.

[aliyahrambely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much! Many of the quotes are relatable with me. I annotated many of them!

The quotes, the reminders, the illustrations, the words are in a good place.

Finished with one sitting and looking forward to her third book.

[Manda Amajida · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book as a birthday present along with the first volume. This book is good for building up our trust to ourself. At first, I thought it was about quotes book. And then I realised that the author wanted to share her stories of life and get some lessons from it. It was too much pictures and illustrations for me, I like it better with more narration.

[Afada Alhaque · Rating 3 out of 5]

Already have this book for years, and finally today I decide to start read it.
I totally love the first one, it makes me cry when I read #88LoveLife Vol.1. So I hope I'll love the second book as much as the first one ❤

[Meena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never disappoint. In fact, Vol. 2 speak to me more personally and I am really thankful for this book. It told me advices that made me realise things that I don't want but need. This book is a friend.

[Alvini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dont really remember about the matters karena bacanya cepet-cepet pas di gramed sambil berdiri, it talks more about girl and life? isn't?
tapi yang jelas waktu itu kelar baca lebih suka yang kedua

[Mncsndy · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Muhammad Rajab Al-mukarrom · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s really personal to the author. Pembaca ngikut aja.

[Chindy Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very worth-reading book 😃👍

[Kamila Muyasarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A light colorful book yet full of insight! Personally related to what DianaRikasari wrote there

[`Ainul Afiqah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of positivity love it

[Arka]

this book very well

[Dian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good thoughts, i love this book so much❤ recomendation for you guys! Grab your book now.

[Nirbita Ulupi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this one and 3 volume for my gift birthday

[Gad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally recommended

[Aura Syafa · Rating 1 out of 5]

apik

[Neti Triwinanti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saya mengalami sedikit konflik batin ketika membaca buku ini; antara ingin segera menyelesaikan dan sayang-ah-mau-dibaca-sedikit-sedikit-saja. Tapi pada akhirnya saya tidak sabar menyelesaikannya karena yaampun-buku-ini-ringan-tapi-sangat-dalam.
Yang saya sukai dari buku ini adalah karena isinya yang menawarkan pendekatan menyenangkan untuk menghadapi emosi-emosi manusia: kesedihan, kegagalan, kekhawatiran, ketidaknyamanan dalam hidup, dan sebagainya. Membuat pembacanya (saya) lebih mudah untuk menerima kenyataan lalu move-on dengan hidup (dan berbahagia!). Meskipun beberapa isinya merupakan curhat dari kak Diana Rikasari (misal di bagian ke #86 tentang passion), tetapi caranya menulis membuat ini tidak seperti curhatan. Pembaca dapat mengambil hal-hal baik dan menangkap pelajaran yang ingin disampaikan oleh penulis dari tulisan tersebut.
Yang saya sukai berikutnya dari buku ini, adalah ilustrasi dan warna-warna yang membuat bersemangat dan membawa efek positif bagi pembaca. Women are attracted to sparkling and glittering and shining objects aren't they? Dan ilustrasi dari Dinda Puspitasari ini cool banget :)) pemilihan font, warna, ilustrasi, tata letak, semuanya seperti magnet. Well, bagi saya yang tidak mengerti dan desain sama sekali, orang-orang seperti Dinda Puspitasari semacam keajaiban dunia yang "gila-keren-banget-sih!"
Yang tidak saya sukai dari buku ini, mungkin karena buku ini cepat habis dibaca :(
Tapi saya tetap sering membuka dan membacanya lagi sekedar sebagai pengingat untuk bersyukur, untuk menyadari bahwa hidup ini sangat menyenangkan, untuk berani melangkah, untuk membantu saya berdamai dengan banyak hal, untuk menyadarkan diri saya bahwa semua perasaan ini normal, semua ini yang membuat kita menjadi "manusia".

saya merekomendasikan buku ini untuk semua yang ingin berbahagia dan ingin hidupnya lebih positif.
4 bintang.
dan terima kasih, Zahra karena telah memberi saya buku ini! :))

[Dewi Sartika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so excited to review this book because this is my first illustration book. I'm not a fan of this kind of book but it turns out i like it. This book is a collection of life's quotes based on author's experience. What makes me really enjoying this book is the illustration very eye-catching and it has beautiful color and i also love the stories. I remember just took 1.5 - 2 hours to finished this book because it's so thin lol.

Though this book just has 140 pages but that does not diminish the core of its messages. I think the author wants to tell us that being a grown up sometimes will be sucks, that as we got older we need to choose what that's need our attention and what that's just we have to ignore such as what people say about our appearance, hobbies, or even our life.

When reading this book i realized in order to grow up and being a proper adult we will face failures, breakdown and obstacles. And it's natural to experiencing it. But first, we need to fully accept our flaws, shortcomings and realize those things that make us better person.

This book is simple yet very thoughtful and full of inspiration that can help us to understand ourselves and i consider this book as one of those books that i can always re-read every time i need to recharge my confidence.

[Ayu Prissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Di luar ekspektasi saya, ternyata buku ini baguuuuus sekali.

Dulu sekitar tahun 2009an, memang sempat jadi pembaca setia blognya Diana, eh kemudian karena berubah selera, ndak pernah mampir lagi ke blognya. Bahkan ketika buku 88 Love Life volume 1 juga sebatas niat beli-kalau punya uang-yang berlebih banget, mengingat harganya yang memang lumayan mihil dibandingkan dengan jumlah halaman. Biasanya iseng ngintipin instagram dan feedback dari orang-orang yang tag Diana aja.

Iseng waktu lihat di Gramedia di tanggal yang sangat muda, dan mungkin memang sudah jodohnya, akhirnya bisa kebeli deh ini si cantik pinky, bahkan baru tahu sudah ada volume 2 nya. Mikirnya, aah palingan ini isinya quotes yang instagram-able, eeeeh ternyata saya salah, isinya khas banget Diana (yang dulu saya kenal di blognya sekitar tahun 2009), ceria dan bijak. Isinya memang berasal dari pikiran dan pengalaman Diana, which is, she's still lovely, and bringing her positive vibes. Suka!

[Tilly Wulandari · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like reading this book, but it makes me confused. I may call it a quotation book, but not all of the inside contains quotation, there are story also. I want to name it a novel, but no, it is surely not a novel. What kind of book is this? What's the genre? Hahahahaha :D

Okay, that's all. I enjoy this book written by the author's personal daily experience as a fashion blogger and enthusiast, a wife, a mother, and an entrepreneur at once. I read her blog since last year and I am amazed by the fact she's a housewife with no maid to help her to take care of her house that contains many cute things she collect since she's younger. But, that's not the point. The point is she's a great woman whom I don't know how can find a time to write. I am jealous to her.

Nice book to read in your leisure time to motivate yourself more and to boost your spirit to do your hobby or whatever your passion in.

Oh yeah, I love the colorful illustration inside. Brighten my eyes for sure!

[Shuhada Ramli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much kicking than the first volume. I think Diana need to get more motivational stories rather than to write all about herself. Maybe she was upset with bullies which might have said bad things about her but it shouldn't be included here. This is a self-help book, not a whining section about what happen to her life. Or maybe she made a point that this is her book, she want it to be written in anyway she wants. OK i get it.

Opinions are in general and we might have different thoughts of it.

Over all, OK but i would prefer the 1st volume. Giving 3 stars because I still like Diana and her bubbling colorful life.

[Risma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tahun lalu, beli buku pertamanya gara-gara naksir art cantik dan bahasa inggrisnya yg keliatan ringan. Bukan karna saya pembaca blog atau follower instagramnya Diana Rikasari, memang katro gak tau orangnya. Setelah dibaca yg dalam waktu singkat aww so wise and incredibly obvious thought from her, love it banget.

Makanya pas tau ada vol 02nya yang orang-orang pada umumnya akan mikir untuk beli lagi, saya kukuh tetap pengen punya. Tambah waktu liat ada temen bawa ke tempat les ouch! my hand gets itchy when i see new booksㅡI WANT IT SO BAD. Dan bener, setelah dibaca sampai habis masih banyak pemikiran-pemikiran baru dari Diana yang memotivasi.

[Anindita]

Basically, the story is about a woman and quotes that support her life. The main character is suppose to be the writer, Diana Rikasari. the story is written in the first person, which is 'I'. It's a good story for me, because some part of her life story representing my life too.
I think the writer wanted to tell this story because she wanted to share her dificulties and she wanted to share how can she escape from her dificult situation to people that may had the same experince

[Alia Salleh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wanted to start my new year reading journey with something light and positive, found the perfect book. A book that I will definitely pick up to boost my positive energy through out the year. Will reread it over and over again. The first book is lighter with younger vibes, the second book is more deep and mature vibes. Both are meaningful regardless. Quite pricey but the doodles make it all worth it.

[Vinka Maharani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 2 terasa lebih dewasa, intim & mendalam. Sayangnya ilustrasi Dinda jadi menyusut drastis. Topik motherhood, ketidak sempurnaan, dan proses memilih serta menghadapi masalah membuat sosok Diana lebih humanis & membumi. Secara konten, saya lebih suka volume 2. Untuk ilustrasi, volume 1 lebih spesial. =)

[Nurhidayah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took a few hours to finish reading this book. This book is a collection of life's quotes written by Diana Rikasari based on her life experience. It has colorful illustration which is eye-catching. I like this book because there are many quotes that I can relate to myself but I could not put it into words.

[Nela Indah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini sangat khas Diana dan Dinda, warna warni didominasi Fuschia, masih serupa dengan Vol 01. Pada Vol 2 ini banyak membahas tentang pemikiran Diana mengenai haters & kejadian yang tidak diinginkan, yang seringkali muncul di kehidupan. Memaknai kembali bahagia merayakan hidup. Worth to read.

[Haifa Balkis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diana Rikasari and Dinda Puspitasari made a great job by compiling all these overwhelmed quotes and self-improvement thoughts. The illustrations manage to capture the eyes of the readers. #88LOVELIFE Volume 2 emphasize the need to change and self-acceptance. Kudos to both of them!