Rectoverso Book

Title of book: Rectoverso
Author: Dewi Lestari / Dee
Publisher: goodfaith
First printing: September 2008
Thickness: xvii + 152

Rectoverso consists of 11 short stories and 11 songs with the same title. Angels Also Know, is one andalanya story. This short story tells of a girl who is loved by two brothers. The elder brother is fondly called mentally retarded brother. Their mother called Mother then spoke to the woman that love her bigger brother. Due to the brother, he is a routine and a proof of its existence in this world. Read the story tells of the woman who also loved brother as a brother, but did not love him as a life partner. The women choose to love the brother. Listening to the song, a version of the side of the Mother who believes that the feeling is sincere brother. Here is a piece of lyrics Angels Also Know:
"Because you did not see, sometimes wingless angel, not brilliant, not beautiful. But this love, please you're fighting. Angels Also Know who's a champion. "
Besides Angel also know, there are 10 other stories include: Estella make Friends, Happy Birthday, I Am, Just cues, Hug, Grow A Day Older, Lizard on the Wall, Hunches, Sleep and Back to Heaven's Light. Short story - short story generally revolves around a love beyond conveyed or unrequited love. The common theme, however interesting as presented with a series of imaginative words.
Another story that shows a creative writer Dewi Lestari is a short story entitled Only Cues. Told me to tell you about the character of a friend who never eat meat other than chicken backs. That's because his mother could not afford the rest. So the back is the one - the only definition that he knew about the chicken.
Rectoverso has two stories that speak english Grow A Day Older and Back to Heaven's Light. A bit unfortunate because not all readers understand the English language. If reading must be accompanied by a dictionary to define words that are not understood. Then if we look further, there are interesting stories in Rectoverso. Here the author does not give a name to each of the characters, mostly just using pronouns me, him, them, etc.. Actually it is a little mebingungkan, because when we do not know the initial reading from the point of view of whom the story is told. Is the point of view of a female or male - male. However, after further examine the stories we read, it is not a problem anymore, even to an excess where as if the story I experienced readers as characters.
Then reviewed the physical book is very good Rectoverso. Good paper quality, cover using Hardcover thus not easily broken. Packed with illustrations and photographs are memorable sting. Plus every short story is accompanied by the lyrics of each song, making the book Rectoverso more convincing as a quality book. So, Hear and Read the fictional music.