I See Complexity Inside Burung-burung Manyar

I have read this book twice. The author, Y.B Mangunwijaya, wonderfully illustrate the dignity of human being. The story stream frontally, even scoffs at so many things without hesitation. Precisely by this way, the story was felt life vicinity to the real of human being.

The story took three plots of period. It represents very smart. Paradoxes of life, even divinity, are shown elegantly as enigmatic questions. Esoteric battle of Setadewa, the protagonist character of this roman, shows his strength and weakness at the same time. Complexity of human is depicted clearly inside this character. That complexity was gathered between chic dictions and comprehension of much knowledge. Those stream smoothly.

I read the first printing (1981). Some wrong words in this edition might insult the comfort of reading. However, that neglects by the beauty inside the book.

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Book's Data
Title : Burung-burung Manyar
Genre : Fiction
Author: Y.B. Mangunwijaya
Publ. : Djambatan
Pages : ?

"Melacak Alam" brings nature within pages

Melacak Alam is one of my favorite. I cannot remember how many times I read it and I never get bored. Maybe it because my interest of nature.

This book gives information about nature. It divided into several main topics: spring, summer, autumn, winter, etc. Perhaps there is a strange feeling when reading this book. It genuine as background of this book exists in of Germany and North Europe. This book truly is the translation from German book.

The information gives the comprehensive ecological sketch of European nature. Simple language construction makes this book can be understood simply, even for elementary school age. There is some word that was not translated into Bahasa Indonesia indeed, but it is fine.

When I read this book, there is a desire appear to make similar book of Indonesian’s nature. I believe there so many things that can be explored from our nature.

Can it? Can it not? Hmm….

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Book's Data
Title : Melacak Alam (Indonesian translation title)
Genre : Nonfiction
Author: Hans Jürgen Press (Original Publisher)
Publ. : Angkasa (Indonesian edition, translated)
Pages : 140

Of Mice and Men, a story about lost dream

The story about life is interesting to be explored for ever and a day. Of Mice and Men discover the battle between dream, reality, and the way. Simple topic was gathered with the simple diction and plot stream this story flat. However, at the end of page, this story surprised pull out softly, unconsciously. Dazzling.

Take plot about social class of labour in California around 1930's, this story is about two close friend, Goerge and Lennie. They had dream to have their own home and land. However, Lennie with his simple mind kept being disturbed until once Goerge could not help him anymore and their dream flew away.

Simplicity does not remove the strength of whole story, concise but massive enough to get the point of the story. The strong character in the story espouses satisfaction when it is read. One thing makes this creation special, at least for me, is the emotion ingredient that completely constructed at the climax point and it removes the monotony of the story at the previous pages.

Further information, the author John Steinbeck, won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. This novel is one of the best work of him besides In Dubious Battle and The Grapes of Wrath.

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Book's Data
Title : Of Mice and Men: Sebuah Impian Lennie (Indonesian translation title)
Genre : Fiction
Author: John Steinbeck
Publ. : Ufuk Press (Indonesian edition, translated)

Pages : 208

"Momo" tells about time

I read the creation story of Michael Ende. I expect it might change the paradigm of threaten people. Softly but keenly, the story of Momo exhibits the egoism of human being as the consequence of civilization. By the desire of being success, most of people sacrifice their precious moment. They forget how to respect other and how they lost the affectionate of family and friends. They do forget how to be happy.

In this story, it is figured a town which had been controlled over by bad guys. They wear black suit and smoked every time. Grey, gloomy, cold. They tricked people to thrift the time whereas, actually, they stole the time. This happened unconsciously, and people thought it was completely their decision. However, there was a little girl named Momo whom they could not swindle. The girl fought the time robber.

This story actually dedicated to children; however its content is relevant with globalization life that we sail now. Deep meaning of time paradox is described frontally and might invites hundred of questions about right and wrong, idealism and realism, yes and no. The answer might be found on the story, or even it deserve much more unanswered question. Interesting!!!

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Book's Data
Title : Momo
Genre : Fiction
Author: Michael Ende
Publ. : Gramedia Pustaka Utama (Indonesian edition, translated)

Pages : 320

Touch True Story within "Tuesday with Morrie"

Tuesday with Morrie is a story of the author himself about life lessons that he got from his dying professor called Morrie. This book tells the Tuesday experience of the author that changed his vision of human being. I read the original version of this book and I astonished.

This book contains most of the acceptance of many things. However, in my mind, the basic point of this book is about sincere and human dignity. Read it perhaps a hit treatment for human being when they will not release themselves from the life entrapment.

The way of the author wrote his book very exciting. He wrote two period plots to give holistic view of the story as back and forth frequently. He used simple diction and it brings the emotion get the climax point just right at the end of story. It is figured the author cried at the he went to Morrie’s funeral whereas he never did it as long as his “Tuesday lessons” and disposed to argue his professor. Moreover, just at the last page, unconsciously my tear melted on my cheeks. Touched....

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Book's Data

Title : Tuesday with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

Genre : Inspirational Nonfiction

Author: Mitch Albom

Publ. : Broadway Books

Pages : 208