Minggu, 03 Juli 2016

Review ++ : Parvana by Deborah Ellis


I bought these books in a bookstore’s bazaar (The reason why i really love bazaar and would always love to drop by is they extremely cut the price off.....girl’s matter. Lol). I didn't pay my attention to its shelf at first, i just walked randomly looking for a good book in the great number of unsold book stacks. The shelf stand right in the corner of the bazaar, a place that couldn’t attract any attention, no one came to touch or even took a peek on the books there. If it wasn’t because of the crowd and because of my body kept telling me to find a little peace, i wouldn’t be able to find these books in that untouched area.

These books are not that thick, for each book consist of less than 150 pages, the thinnest books that i’ve ever read indeed. I always get doubt feeling when i read such thin book, whether they have good content or not, how can a good story can be told in such limited pages? But like always, i just give it a try. When i read the summaries, it allured me to spend my money on them and bring them home right away. But sadly these books had been forgotten and dusty for awhile, and after my 6 busy months, finally i had time to finish them all. The time when i read them was a memorable time. word by word, scene by scene, my emotions were mixed together; angry, sad, pity, and bunch of regret. So here’s my review, not just the review actually but we’ll talk about the reality as well.

Parvana took a place in Afghanistan. Once i mentioned that place i know what comes to your mind, yes it’s all about war. These novels told us how the war has affected the children lifes there, about how horrible it took their peaceful and happy childhood.