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Novel Teka-Teki Rumah Aneh by Uketsu |
Identitas Buku
Penulis: Uketsu
Penerjemah: Eri Pramestiningtyas
Editor: Juliana Tan
Editor Sampul: Staven
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Halaman: 224
ISBN: 9786020669960
ISBN Digital: 9786020669977
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror
Fakta Menarik
Tahukah kamu, penulis dari novel ini—Uketsu (nama samaran), selalu memakai topeng putih dan bodysuit berwarna hitam yang mungkin bertujuan untuk menciptakan kesan misterius bagi pembaca karyanya. Bukan hanya itu saja, selama berhubungan dengan editornya, dia tidak pernah bertemu langsung melainkan hanya berkomunikasi daring dengan SNS (layanan pesan instan) atau web conference, tentunya dia menonaktifkan kameranya.
Mari Kita Ulas!
Teka-teki Rumah Aneh — seorang perempuan bernama Yanaoka ingin membeli suatu rumah bekas, namun tidak percaya begitu saja perempuan tersebut meminta pendapat temannya yaitu karakter ‘aku’ dalam novel ini. Karakter ‘aku’ dalam novel ini merupakan seseorang yang suka menulis hal-hal gaib di Internet. Setelah dikonsultasikan dia mendapatkan informasi denah rumah yang ingin perempuan itu beli, ternyata dia menemukan kejanggalan pada design denah rumah tersebut, maka dia pun mengkonsultasikan denah tersebut kepada temannya—Kurihara, yang merupakan seorang arsitek.
Setelah didiskusikan ternyata benar ada ruangan-ruangan yang bentuk dan unsur penggunaannya tidak jelas dalam denah tersebut. Spekulasi-spekulasi buruk pun berdatangan dari mereka berdua. Pada beberapa hari kemudian perempuan yang bernama Yanaoka tersebut mengabari batal untuk membeli rumah itu karena polisi menemukan sebuah mayat yang kehilangan tangan kirinya!
Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di dalam rumah itu? Siapa pemilik sebelumnya?
Opini Nick dan Nora
ππ»♂️ Buku ini cuma sehari aku baca, secepet itu emang. Bukan cuma karena halamannya yang ga banyak—sekitar 200 halaman, tapi juga novel ini alurnya sangat tidak bertele-tele. Pengungkapan kasus dan fakta dalam novel ini dilakukan dengan spekulasi dari seorang arsitek dan surprisingly spekulasi-spekulasi tersebut hampir semuanya benar. Tentunya spekulasi itu ngga asal ya, ada bahan analisisnya yaitu denah dalam rumah tersebut, denah bergambar? Iya bener, denahnya punya gambar ilustrasi dalam bukunya. Karena itu juga buku ini punya alur yang fresh atau baru dan unik lah bisa dibilang. Hal unik lainnya adalah percakapan dalam buku ini dibikin seperti naskah film gitu jadi baru banget deh rasanya. Tapi memang cerita yang dibangun dalam novel ini kerasa fiksi banget.
ππ»♀️ Aku juga hanya butuh waktu sehari untuk menyelesaikan novel ini. Di awal ceritanya sangat padat, menegangkan, seru, bikin penasaran. Namun, di tengah cerita yang mana mulai menjelaskan kronologi dan sejarah dari misteri rumah aneh tersebut malah sangat-sangat membosankan dan agak selayaknya dipaksakan. Tapi yaa.. lumayan worth it lah untuk dibaca, novelnya juga unik dari segi penata letak dan tulisannya jadi seperti experience baru bagi penggemar novel.
Rating dari Kami!
4/5 ⭐️
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Fun Fact
Did you know, the author of this novel—Uketsu (a pseudonym), always wears a white mask and a black bodysuit, presumably to create a sense of mystery for the readers of his work. Not only that, during his dealings with his editors, he never meets in person but only communicates online by SNS (instant messaging service) or web conference, of course he disables his camera.
Here Comes the Review!
The Strange House — A woman named Yanaoka wanted to buy a second-hand house, but she didn't trust the house security so she asked her friend—the character 'I' in this novel, an opinion about the house . The character 'I' in this novel is someone who likes to write about supernatural things on the Internet. After Yanaoka consulted the floor plan of the house that she wanted to buy, he found irregularities in the floor plan design, so he consulted the floor plan to his friend-Kurihara, who is an architect.
After discussion, it turned out that there were rooms whose shape and usage elements were not clear in the plan. Bad speculations came from both of them. A few days later, the woman named Yanaoka informed them that she had canceled the purchase of the house because the police had discovered a dead body that was missing his left hand in the house yard!
What really happened in the house? Who was the previous owner?
Nick and Nora’s Mind
ππ»♂️ I only read this book in a day, that's how fast it was. Not only because it doesn't have many pages-about 200 pages, but also because the plot of this novel is very straightforward. The disclosure of cases and facts in this novel is done with speculations from an architect and surprisingly these speculations are almost all correct. Of course, the speculation is not just an opinion, there is material for analysis, namely the floor plan of the house, the illustrated floor plan? Yes, the floor plan has illustrations in the book. Because of that, this book also has a fresh or new and unique plot, you could say. Another unique thing is that the conversations in this book are made like a movie script so it feels really new. But indeed the story built in this novel feels very fictional.
ππ»♀️ It also only took me a day to finish this novel. At the beginning, the story is very solid, suspenseful, exciting, and curious. However, in the middle of the story, which began to explain the chronology and history of the mystery of the strange house, it was very, very boring and somewhat forced. But yes ... it's worth it to read, the novel is also unique in terms of layout and writing so it's like a new experience for novel fans.
A Star From Us!
4/5 ⭐️
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