Two Sides On Rectoverso

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Book Identity
Title : Rectoverso
Author : Dewi “Dee” Lestari
Publisher : Good Faith Production
Printed : Fourth in January 2009
Pages : 154 + xviii

Just open page 14. There’s a mother lying on the grass with her son. Staring the stars in silence. She doesn’t need to talk to know what her son thinking and feeling about. Because, she’s already know about her son. This is a short story that will make you feel a deeper mother’s love to her son.

Facing autisism son isn’t easy thing. With all of routine that have to face day by day, so the changes—just a little—become fatal. “Change the routine is same thing like persuade the earth to stop around the sun,” Dee wrote. That boy, will always cutting the lawn, boiling the water, washing the clothes, and counting his one hundred soap collection. This is not just a routine. But becomes a ritual.

A mother’s love stronger and never faded. Never tired facing her son. More over, when her son fall in love with his younger brother’s girlfriend. She knew that her son impossible to get that love, or the woman also impossible to accept that love because she has already decide to choose his brother. But their mother believe, that her love is really true, and ready to test. This story covered in a title “Malaikat Juga Tahu”.

Or just read “Firasat”. In this story, you will invite to understand that in live we have to learn to accept what has been written down for us. It doesn’t mean we just surrender. But, with that, we learn to understand and accept ourself . “When we learn to accept, we also learn to peace. With intuition we learn to accept ourself, and peace with our live,” says a guy in this story.

And find the another uniques kind of the characters and plot story which arranged by Dee in “Hanya Isyarat”. In this story, a mysterious guy—no name—unpurpose get into a group that telling their most sad story. Within, there’s a two guy and a woman. “...who becomes the winner will get...this,” A whole beer drag into center of the table. Dee wrote.

And guess what, when the mysterious guy tell his story, he is the winner. With a simple story, but touching, really, unpredictable. That guy doesn’t need a beer. He’s only ask the woman to turn on back the disco light on the center of the cafe, so he can sit just like the first time. Just like when he keep his eye on that woman from a distance. Guessing the colors of her eyes ball. That’s enough to make him back to his pleasure. No need to talk, enough to being background.

However, this is unpredictable story. Their just interact with gestures and symbols. They don’t know each other, but they sharing something. And maybe they also got something that night.

Three of the eleven story in this book covered in “Rectoverso”. This book isn’t a novel, but, inside there’s many simple short story. And what make this book so different is analyzing of the story that expressed in interest and wonderful words. How the author, Dee, can make the analogy with good sentences. Also, Dee can appearing simplicity which hiding in each story that she create.

In this book, how Dee describe about the metaphore of each story is best thing. So, the plot story keep their own uniques with a strong characters. I call this “Rectoverso” just like in two sides, cause the real thing, the other side of this book there’s in an album with same title: Rectoverso. Showing 11 songs with same title on the 11 story in the book. But, you don’t have to worry. Only reading the story you can also get the meaning of those story. Just, complete the enjoyment when you reading the story with listening the music.

Happy reading!