[Book Review] Chouzetsu no Hogosha 1

Chouzetsu no Hogosha by Orihara Ran

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The story is about a school, taking setting in small city in Japan, which has a hero group called Guardian.

Okay here goes the review. I only can give this book 3 stars. Well, overall I like the story. The cases that given to Guardian also well done; simple but quite deep. What I don't like is only how people in this story always go praising the Guardian members who also Student Council members. They are handsome, cute, charming, capable to do anything in academic and sport...

It's like they have no weakness at all.

Well yeah I know, the author trying to say the weakness is how they kinda have split personality like when alone the leader is arrogant and ottoriter, other is playboy, etc, but... still, how people praise them in many ways is like they have no weakness at all.

Maybe this is just a taste problem. Here is like this. When I was in my teenagers age about under 14 maybe, I ever made a kind of story like this. The main character is a girl who capable to do anything, but tomboy, childish, etc yet however people praise her because she is just great. All like blinded and keep idolizing the main character.

But then I age, my style of writing somehow also changes. It's no longer creating the idol-like character, because somehow I think MC like that is just selling dream. My writing style changes to 'some kind of hero who tried to save people yet they still hate the hero'. It's just that way is more like 'reality'. Well, that's why I prefer Spider-Man rather than any superheroes.

Back to the novel, I think maybe because I age, thus I can no longer like this kinda plot which idolizing the MC. My taste changes. Maybe if I read this novel when I was younger, I would say this is great.

In short, I just want to say; this novel story is good overall, but the main characters are not my cup of tea.

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[Review Buku] Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai 1

俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない 1 [Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai] by Tsukasa Fushimi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I got the English translated e-book from Baka-Tsuki.org

Opening: If some of you think that this is a novel about sibling's love aka incest, means you don't really read it. This novel, instead, will remind you to your sibling(s) if you guys might have cold relationship at home. This novel will remind you that no matter what, even until die, he/she is and will always be your sibling.

Cerita dimulai oleh tokoh Aku yang diperankan oleh seorang kakak laki-laki yang kehidupan, wajah, prestasinya sangat normal yang bernama Kyousuke Kosaka. He always said 'Viva normal life'.

Kyou punya adik perempuan who has good looks, excels on schoolwork, being a model, sport prodigy, bernama Kirino Kosaka.

Keduanya, walaupun tinggal dalam satu rumah, tapi ga pernah tegur sapa alias having a cold relationship.

Konflik di volume 1 ini adalah bagaimana ketika Kyou mengetahui kalau Kirino mempunyai hobi yang aneh, yaitu mengoleksi 'Stardust Witch Meruru', sebuah karakter anime yang menekankan pada loving your little sister. Game ini adalah visual novel, dan ada beberapa yang versi 18+ alias erotic game. Setelah membeberkan hobi rahasianya itu pada kakaknya, Kirino pun meminta life counseling pada Kyousuke setelahnya. Cerita berakhir di chapter ketika hobi rahasia Kirino ketahuan oleh keluarganya dan ditentang habis-habisan oleh ayahnya. Di sini, Kyou pun membela Kirino dan hobi adiknya yang aneh itu.

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[Review Buku] Forever Wicked: Ex Nihilo

Forever Wicked: Ex Nihilo by Erwin Adriansyah

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Novel ini mengisahkan tentang lima orang pemburu iblis bernama Ed, Anjas, Mel, Dien, Lee. Mereka tanpa ampun memburu iblis, mulai dari iblis itu sendiri sampai ke keluarganya, bahkan anak yang masih dalam rahim kandungan sekalipun. Ternyata diketahui di tengah cerita kalau mereka berlima ternyata juga merupakan iblis.

Well, well. Let's review.

Pertama buka novel ini, udah ada peringatan kalau novel ini mengandung sesuatu yang vulgar, kasar, dan blabla lainnya yang hanya bisa dibaca 18+. Oh okay. Berhubung aku sendiri udah melewati umur itu, then I agreed.

Dialog pertama dimulai dengan bahasa kasar. Olalala~ but well, I agreed to continue read it, right?

Aku pikir dialog berbahasa kasar akan mewarnai keseluruhan cerita sampai akhir. Ternyata... nggak tuh.

[Review Buku] The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor 1

달빛조각사 1 - The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor 1 by Heesung Nam

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

[I read the English translation on Royal Road Weed blog.]

Pembuka: The main actor is slyly amazing. Sialan. Novel ini bikin aku bilang sialan sambil senyum-senyum sendiri begitu baca chapter per chapter sampai abis.

Oke. Novel dibuka dengan kehidupan Harn Lee yang seorang orphanage dan miskin, suatu ketika jadi kaya raya dengan menjual avatar dari Continent of Magick, yg bernilai triliunan. eh pas udah ngedapetin duitnya, tiba2 ada rentenir datang dan nagih utang. And dar! duit triliunan itu lenyap seketika.

Harn kesal, tentu. Di saat yg sama ada game virtual reality Royal Road muncul di pasaran. Trus Harn mikir, kenapa ga nyoba jadi kaya kedua kalinya? And then, Harn ngabisin waktu setahun utk riset ttg Royal Road, n juga belajar martial art yg bisa ngebantu dia dlm game. Dan di Royal Road Harn mendaftarkan dirinya dengan nama "Weed"

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[Review Buku] Kota Cerita: Antalogi Cerpen

Kota Cerita: Antologi Cerpen by Kota Cerita and Friends

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ada cerita yang menyentuh, bikin nangis, sweet, ada juga yang bikin kesel karena ternyata pemikiran protagonis ga sesuai sama apa yang udah diduga. Kota Cerita benar-benar time waster yang sangat indah. Baru baca sebentar satu cerpen udah dibuat touched, dan akhirnya nagih untuk cerpen-cerpen berikutnya yang sama touchednya. Benar-benar paduan cerita-cerita yang pas banget emang kalau dijadikan antologi seperti ini. Satu kata: Bravo. :))

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