Tata letak: Divi Shita A. R.
Desain sampul: Ajeng Novianty
Penerbit: CV Haeba Group
ISBN: 9786235750743
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Supranatural
Fakta Menarik!
Tahukah kamu, novel Dark Passage ini adalah novel debut dari penulis Indonesia yang bernama Moo. Sebelumnya Moo sudah memiliki beberapa cerita pendek dan memenangkan penghargaan hingga dimuat dalam antologi bersama.
Mari Kita Ulas!
Dark Passage — David M Heriawan adalah seorang lelaki muda dan perfeksionis yang tinggal sendirian di suatu rumah di kota X. David tinggal sendirian bukan karena kemauan dirinya sendiri melainkan karena orang tuanya berpisah akibat tragedi kebakaran yang mengorbankan kakaknya serta menyisakan trauma mendalam pada diri David.
David memiliki sifat perfeksionisnya karena perasaan overthinknya yang didapatkan dari peristiwa kebakaran itu. Maka David selalu mengunci pintunya tiga kali, mengecek semua jendela agar tidak lupa ditutup dan dikunci, mandi selama 40 menit bahkan membawa alat makan sendiri pada saat makan di kantin. David juga merupakan orang yang fokus, dirinya rajin belajar agar tidak mengecewakan orang-orang yang telah meninggalkannya yaitu Ibu dan Surya, Kakaknya.
Pada hari ulang tahunnya ke-17 David berharap ibunya yang telah tiada mengucapkannya selamat, namun yang datang menghampirinya melainkan kucing hitam. Setelah kedatangan kucing hitam, orang-orang sekitar David satu per satu melakukan bunuh diri. Setiap kejadian bunuh diri, David pasti mendapati mimpi buruk di setiap malamnya.
Sebagian besar kisah ini, dikisahkan David sedang menempuh pendidikan perguruan tinggi di Fakultas MIPA. David bertemu dengan Tristan sahabatnya yang selalu membantunya, dan Maya yang kelak menjadi kekasihnya. Namun, tiap orang memiliki rahasia sebagaimana Tristan dan Maya.
Akan tetapi, jika Tristan dan Maya merupakan orang terdekat David, apakah mereka akan mendapat kesialan yang sama?
Opini Kami
🙋🏻♂️Dark Passage merupakan novel debut dari MOO. Tapi novel ini sudah sangat bagus dari segi penulisan alurnya, temponya cepat, tidak membosankan malah aku tidak menyangka bahwa novel ini memiliki plot twist juga. Aku juga mengapresiasi MOO yang dapat detail menggambarkan perasaan anxiety, overthinking, sehingga menjadi bentuk karakter dari David ini.
Novel ini juga sudah bisa membawa kita seperti menjelajah POV dari David dan teman-temannya, bahkan kita bisa merasakan betapa gelap dan mencekamnya dunia merah di novel ini. Namun, tetap ada beberapa kekurangan yaitu novel ini sangat bisa sekali digali lebih banyak dari segi karakter (latar belakang, sifat) kemudian dunia merah sendiri juga dapat diperluas lagi latar belakangnya, diperbanyak lagi cerita yang mengangkat dunia merah seperti apa dan lebih dideskripsikan lagi makhluk di dunia merah tersebut. Tidak lupa, aku juga mengapresiasi ilustrasi yang bagus dari novel ini.
Novel ini juga memiliki vibes campuran mirip series The Stranger Things dan anime One Piece. Konsep Stranger Things ada pada dunia merahnya dan konsep One Piece ada pada keturunan M yang diwariskan dan menjadi misteri pada David. Kuharap novel ini memiliki lanjutannya lagi!
🙋🏻♀️Novel ini sangat potensial sekali untuk di-develop. Menariknya novel ini sebagaimana menarasikan perasaan anxiety dan overthinking dengan demikian detail, mulai dari perasaan takut hingga halusinasi. Selain cerita horor supranatural yang dialami oleh pemeran David dalam mimpi-mimpinya, namun novel ini juga memiliki plot twist yang gak kalah mind blowing.
Rating Dari Kami!
4,5/5 ⭐
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Fun Fact!
Did you know that Dark Passage is the debut novel of an Indonesian author named Moo. Before writing this book, Moo had already published several short stories that won awards and were included in a shared anthology.
Here Comes the Review!
Dark Passage — David M Heriawan is a young guy who is a super perfectionist and lives alone in a house in city X. He lives on his own not because he wants to but because his parents separated after a fire that took the life of his brother and left him with deep trauma.
His perfectionist habits come from his constant overthinking which started after the fire. He always locks his door three times, checks every window so he does not forget to close and lock them, takes forty minute showers and even brings his own eating utensils when he eats in the campus cafeteria. He is also very focused and studies hard because he does not want to disappoint the people who left him, which are his mom and his brother Surya.
On his seventeenth birthday he hopes his late mom will somehow wish him a happy birthday but instead a black cat appears in front of him. After that black cat shows up, people around David start taking their own lives one by one. Every time someone dies like that he ends up having nightmares at night.
Most of the story takes place while David is studying at the Faculty of Math and Science. He meets Tristan who becomes his close friend and always helps him and he also meets Maya who later becomes his girlfriend. But everyone has their own secrets and that includes Tristan and Maya.
Still if Tristan and Maya are the closest people to David does that mean they will face the same bad luck as the others?
Nick and Nora’s Mind
🙋🏻♂️Dark Passage is the debut novel from MOO. Even so the book is already really good in terms of its plot and pacing. It moves fast and never feels boring and I honestly did not expect it to have a plot twist too. I also really appreciate how MOO describes anxiety and overthinking in a detailed way which helps shape David’s character so well.
This novel also pulls us into the point of view of David and his friends and it even lets us feel how dark and terrifying the red world is. Still there are a few weaknesses for example the characters could be explored more especially their backgrounds and personalities. The red world could also be expanded with more stories that show what it is really like along with clearer descriptions of the creatures that live there. And I have to mention that the illustrations in this book are great.
This novel also has a mixed vibe that reminds me of the series The Stranger Things and the anime One Piece. The Stranger Things part is in the red world and the One Piece part is in the M bloodline that gets passed down and becomes a mystery for David. I really hope this novel gets a sequel.
🙋🏻♀️This novel has a lot of potential to be developed even more. What makes it really interesting is how it describes anxiety and overthinking in such detailed ways from fear to hallucinations. Besides the supernatural horror that David experiences in his dreams the novel also delivers a plot twist that is just as mind blowing.
A Star From Us!
4,5/5 ⭐
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