review-novel padan bulan

Book Title: Padang Bulan Author: Andrea Hirata Publisher: Publishers Landscape Edition: First City Published: Yogyakarta Year of Publication: 2010 Length: 260 Pages The novel opens with a very touching story on Mosaic 1: Men Merciful, tells the love story between Zamzami and Syalimah: Syalimah excited because her husband said he would give her a surprise gift. Syalimah not stand. "AIIH, do bersenda, Pak Cik. We are poor people. The poor guy does not know the answers. "They were smiling. "Shocks so, habits of the rich. People like us, ni? Surprised every day. Come to the market when Pak Cik not believe it " Her husband-Zamzami-knew her intent. The prices always make them aghast. "For a long time you ask," he says softly. Syalimah increasingly curious. Time Zamzami drove into the yard and draped wrap handlebar basket of food on the bike, he asked again, still no answer Zamzami. "For many years you want, can only be bought now, sorry." Since know Zamzami, Syalimah knew he would be happy to live with him, though, he also always known, there is one thing you should always avoid it: ask buy anything. For the gentleman who loved it just the poor man who comes from a family of tin miners. However Syalimah not have bought the property because Zamzami is most prized possessions, more than anything. He was very penyanyang the family, so Syalimah not need any more treasure in this world. Shortly before noon, a car stopped in front of pickup. Two men lifting the tub wrapped in tarpaulin car and carried it into the house. Syalimah wonder. They do not want to answer. He braced himself and walked slowly toward him. In front of it her heart pounding. He closed his eyes and pulled the tarpaulin. He opened his eyes and was surprised not to see something shiny abysmal: King Sim bike made in PRC! Bagitula footage mosaic (chapter) of the first novel, already visible characteristic of the author, which can reveal the words so beautifully. The next chapter will be told of the surprising things about Zamzami, which makes life Syalimah, Enong their first child who was still sitting in 1st grade, and second diknya change. That, especially Enong will change lives, so Enong tin miners eventually became the first woman on the island Belitong. Of course, the story of love and family life Zamzami were merely "flavor" of the novel. Distraction from the story of love curls to A Ling, the Chinese girl who is very loved. The love story is so steep curls. First, because his father did not agree on religious differences curls and A Ling. Second, at the end of his love of hunting is almost up, he was startled by the news of Detective M. Nur-private detective who is a close friend, that a heart Ling has won the first at the handsome young man, multitalented, and the proudest, his body straight and tall, he was named Zinar. That's where the love story begins that crazy, curly met on this trip Enong, from sinillah he learned to play chess to beat Zinar in Competition August 17 in the village, and do things that even the most reckless fatal. All of that, in the end with a very beautiful and sweet by Andrea Hirata. Much we can take from this book, that noble friendship, that love is beautiful despite the crazy, and that life can not exist without a struggle. Almost no shortage of this book, all the words that reveal Andrea so real, clear, and beautiful, so we will dissolve, into the story. Only at the beginning of the book are confusing, because the story berselangseling Enong and curls. But all that does not matter, all the confusion that was comparable to the story and the humor that is in the overall crisp novel, even the end of the novel.