Taman Api – Yonathan Rahardjo

Rahardjo, Yonathan. 2011. Taman Api. Jakarta: Pustaka Alvabet.

Rating 2,5 stars
(review in Indonesian, click here)

Thank you, Pustaka Alvabet, for giving me this book in exchange for honest review.

We live in a world where being normal is to be attracted toward opposite sex. So, generally any human being who is attracted toward the same sex, known as gay, is considered as abnormal. ‘Normal’ is a situation that is usual compared to most others. In that case, those who are attracted to the same sex are unusual and considered as abnormal. But, what if the normal situation is the contrary from what happened now. What if being normal is when people attracted to the same sex, and those who are attracted to the opposite sex are forced to ‘repent’ and must to be attracted to the same sex. Well? Kind of nauseating, isn’t it? Perhaps that’s what gay people feel all this long. Moreover, how does it feel for those who choose the ‘rougher’ path by becoming gender benders or transsexuals? What are their stories?

Taman Api – Yonathan Rahardjo

Rahardjo, Yonathan. 2011. Taman Api. Jakarta: Pustaka Alvabet.

Rating 2,5 bintang
(review in English, click here)

Terima kasih kepada Pustaka Alvabet yang telah memberikan saya buku ini sebagai ganti ulasan yang jujur.

Orang yang mengajak kenalan lewat sms biasanya tidak saya waro (Sunda: pedulikan, memberi perhatian).

Tapi, karena beberapa hari yang lalu saya masih sedang membaca novel ini, saya jadi iseng.

Dia: Mlem.. ?

Saya: ya?

D: Blh knln nich.?

S: ini siapa?

D: Sya deni,lw situ cpa namanya..

S: kalo malem namaku bintang kejora, kalo siang jadi abdullah.

D: Ouh gitu,kalo pg,

S: kalo pagi panggil apa aja boleh. kamu waria juga? dapet nomor aku drmana? pasti dari si flora yah.

D: Astagfiruloh mit amit dech..

S: kenapa den?

D: Gk...

S: dapet nomorku drmana den? kamu mau pesen servis?

D: Sory ya gwe msh normal gk jd dech.

The Husband – Dean Koontz

Koontz, Dean. 2007. The Husband. Jakarta: Pustaka Alvabet.

Rating 5 stars
(review in Indonesian, click here)

Thank you, Pustaka Alvabet, for giving me this book in exchange for honest review.

Why I read it in the first place?

I was surfing in the internet, hopping from one online book store to another. In one certain store, I saw The Husband by Dean Koontz, the English version, cheap, used but still in good condition. Somehow, I interested to check the information about the book. After some searching, I was kind of curious with it and simply added The Husband in my wishlist (like my wishlist needs to be longer). One day, I was just checking books in Pustaka Alvabet’s website, and found myself surprised. I didn’t know The Husband by Dean Koontz has been translated into Indonesian, and apparently it’s published by Pustaka Alvabet. They publish many great books really, but somehow I don’t see their books in book store as much as other books from different publishers. So, I e-mailed them, asked them to send me this book in exchange for honest review in this blog. And here it is, the said review.

The Husband – Dean Koontz

Koontz, Dean. 2007. The Husband. Jakarta: Pustaka Alvabet.

Rating 5 bintang
(review in English, click here)

Terima kasih kepada Pustaka Alvabet yang telah memberikan saya buku ini sebagai ganti ulasan yang jujur.

Kenapa saya baca buku ini?

Kebetulan saja saya sedang berselancar di internet, dari satu toko buku daring ke yang lainnya. Ada yang jual The Husband versi Bahasa Inggris dengan harga murah, buku bekas sih memang, tapi saya jadi tertarik mengecek itu buku tentang apa. Setelah tengok sana tengok sini, sepertinya ini buku bagus, jadi saya masukkan ke wishlist saya (yang sudah bejibun itu). Suatu hari, saya sedang mampir ke website Pustaka Alvabet, lihat-lihat bukunya, dan kaget. Ternyata The Husband-nya Dean Koontz sudah diterbitkan oleh mereka. Buku-buku terbitan penerbit ini bagus-bagus, tapi entah kenapa kok seperti jarang ditemui di toko buku yah? Jadi, saya coba minta mereka mengirimkan buku ini ke saya, sebagai ganti ulasan buku di blog saya. Jadi, inilah ini, ulasannya. Hehe.