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.