Review "Dusk, Rain and Stripped Stories"

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The novel "Dusk, Rain and Stripped Stories" is lifted from the author's personal experience. Through his novel, the author tells of all the journey of his love. The stories are clear and interesting. His experience of starting to fall in love, loving quietly, loving his own companions, even a broken heart deeply touched his readers. No wonder the Teenagers cite many of these novel words. It is seen from the election he said, simple and easy to understand. Despite the choice of a poetic word, but not multi-interpretation. The story of each Chapter is not long-winded. It is very good to control the sickness that is often felt by the reader. Boy Candra presents the everyday words that readers often use.

The advantages of this novel is a simple cover. The selection of cover colors that are not too flashy, representing the contents of this novel. Supported by a synopsis on the back cover. The selection said so well ordered and inviting curiosity to find out more.

The insertion of quotations at each Chapter turn is very interesting. The author is able to bring the reader to enter and feel the contents of the novel. The contents of the novel are well conveyed. When considering the background that is a personal experience, clearly the content of the novel is a matter that often happens to the reader. It is easy for the reader to feel part of the novel.

However, in this novel there are also shortcomings. The mixed flow is sometimes a saturating moment for the reader. The placement of each Chapter is less tangled. Sometimes the story is fun and makes a thin smile, but in the next chapter tells it's a broken heart. This greatly dropped the mood of the readers. Not infrequently the reader passes certain chapters which he thinks are unattractive and saturate.

The novel "Twilight, Rain and Stories Over" contains an inspiring story. Build the spirit of the readers to continue living. This novel conveys sincere simple love stories. Starting from someone who survives or someone who keeps fighting. However, betrayal of love is also well presented in this novel. This novel is suitable for readers who want to remember his past, or are surviving and fighting for someone, as well as for readers who are trying to forget.

"After the first love and being noticed for the first time, I fell in love again, also heartbroken again. Many times. Sometimes there are times when I feel tired. Is the heart created by God only to be broken? Just like a dream that sometimes has to change. However, life must go on. There is no acceptable alsan to stop the goal. Even the most despicable hearts have no right to kill your life. "(Dusk, Rain and Stripped Stories, p.220)

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