Books "FORTUNATELY THE MILK"

~ Left : Illustrated by Chris Riddell | Right : Illustrated by Skottie Young ~[ source ]

Judul Asli : FORTUNATELY THE MILK

Text Copyright © 2013 by Neil Gaiman

Illustrations Copyright © 2013 by Chris Riddell

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc [ first published in Great Britain ]

First edition : September 2013 ; 161 p | ISBN 978-1-4088-4176-1

Rate : 4 of 5

Ok, I know this book probably for teenagers (younger readers), but who can resist the story by Neil Gaiman (even the crazies and disturbing plot he make, still and always makes me ‘stunning’ by read it or imagine the scenery). And added to that reason, here is something you cannot resist, this edition by Bloomsbury gets more special because all illustrations made by the only Chris Riddell (another super-jenius and crazy artist, that I love so much ...the works I mean, not the person). So that’s my defenses if someone mokes me of being ‘childish’ (or back on children stories) ... but I think I would prefer becoming children (again) who only knew that the world is so beautiful and innocent, and the important thing as this story (will) begin, children are known as their highest imagination, so let’s be children again just this time ... I can assure you, it will quite interesting.

Like short-review at the back-cover, the main story are simple. Starting with Mum’s away. Dad’s in charge. Mum’s left after (again) reminding him on several (a lot) post-it with message what should do and don’t. Dad just said : OK (while keep reading newspapers). And the next day, the children are awake, ready to start the day by eating breakfast. All cereal are ready. But the important part is nowhere to be found. There’s NO MILK in the fridge !! No one (specially normal people) can eat cereal with NO MILK !! So Dad is gonna saves the day by going to the shop near the corner to buy some MILK. And the children are waiting ... waiting ... awaiting ... still waiting ... YAAAAAAWWWWN (after finished reading comics, playing with dinosaurs, laying down on the sofas, drawing some dinosaurs, look at ponys, reading again ... fuihhh). Seem Dad is going for ages. Anything already be done just to get-out from boring situation. But Dad still not coming home. And there’s NO MILK as breakfast too !!!

Books "THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE"

Books “SAMUDRA DI UJUNG JALAN SETAPAK”

Judul Asli : THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE

Copyright ©2013 by Neil Gaiman

Penerbit Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Alih Bahasa : Tanti Lesmana

Desain Sampul : Eduard Iwan Mangopang

Cetakan I : Juli 2013 ; 264 hlm ; GM 402 0113 0093

Rate : 4 of 5
~ Re-Blogged from Alice's Wonderland ~

“Sejauh mana kebenaran akan suatu hal yang kauingat? Barangkali benar, bisa jadi salah. Kurang-lebih. Beda-beda orang, beda-beda ingatannya ; tidak ada dua orang yang mengingat hal-hal yang sama persis, entah mereka mengalaminya atau tidak. Walaupun dua orang berdiri bersebelahan, ingatan mereka bisa berpulau-pulau jauhnya.” [ ~ The Ocean at the End of the Lane | p. 250 ]

Ada yang pernah mengatakan bahwa ingatan manusia awalnya bagaikan sebuah jaring laba-laba, yang dijalin dengan rapi dan teliti, mulai dari lingkaran terkecil hingga semakin lama semakin melebar dan meluas. Hingga muncul ‘gangguan’ berupa pendatang asing yang terjebak-terperangkap hingga tergulung dan menjadi kesatuan baru pada jalinan tersebut. Pemandangan yang awalnya tampak simetris, indah serta rapi, mulai menampakkan ‘bercak-bercak’ dari serangkaian gulungan pendatang-pendatang asing tersebut. Dan bentuk awal telah berubah menyesuaikan proses yang telah berjalan. Hingga waktunya untuk kembali ‘memintal’ jaring-jaring yang baru, sesuai tempat dan kondisi yang dihadapi.