[Review] Station Eleven by Emily ST. John Mandel

Title: Station Eleven

Author: Emily ST. John Mandel

Publisher: Vintage

Published: June 2^nd 2015

Page: 333p

ISBN: 0804172447 

Bought from Bali Books

First we only want to be seen, but once we’re seen, that’s not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.

Coba lihat sekeliling, lihat orang-orang yang berjalan sambil terpaku pada telepon genggam mereka, lihat warna lampu jalan yang menerangi gelapnya malam, lihat secangkir kopi yang membangkitkan gairah dipagi hari dan sedikit mengusir rasa kantuk dikala siang, lihat kota-kota yang memuntahkan cahaya disaat adzan maghrib mulai berkumandang. Lihat semuanya itu dan bayangkan suatu saat, semua itu tidak ada lagi, hening melayang-layang diudara, lalu tinggalah manusia dan alam ini. Mungkin itu bisa menggambarkan sedikit rasa buku ini, buku yang lambat-lambat saya baca, sedikit suram tapi tetap menjaga tempo pembaca stabil dan terus maju karena penasaran dengan nasib setiap tokoh diakhir cerita.

[Review] The Giver by Lois Lowry

Title: The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: September 2002

Pages: 180p

ISBN: 9780440219071

Reading Dystopia were often frightened me, especially when I read the original version. I had difficulty to imagine what the authors were talked about. It was because they tended to use words that haven’t exist in my vocabulary (*wink, allow me to make some excuse). Therefore, when I started read the first page of this book, which according to Wikipedia is a Dystopia, I was happy because I found words that I could understand easily. It was very simple because The Giver was made for the young readers.