A review by nathiddles_106
Diam Dalam Gempita by Fazleena Hishamuddin, Fazleena Hishamuddin

4.0

Cerpen or collection of short stories revolving around woman and its theme - the female identity and the roles and responsibilities associated with being a women - daughter, sibling, aunt, wife, mother.
Ada total 14 cerita dalam buku ni dan setiap cerita mengupas isu atau tema-tema tersendiri mengenai wanita.
*Cinta dalam semangkuk susu*
- pasal hubungan ibu dan anak perempuan. Talked about continuing legacy . Cerita sedikit provokatif sbb cerita ni berkisar dalam pertandingan menyusu. Fast paced, dialog direct dan diselangi background pertandingan. I like the polar aspect between mother and daughter and how the action from the daughter and the final act bagi ending yg memuaskan.
*Wabak dalam empat babak*
- talked about grief. Watak perempuan ni kehilangan majority of her family through COVID and how she turned to gardening to process that grief. Mcm mana tanah blh humble dia dgn sifat dia and to taught her in letting go and share her good tidings to others.
*Izinkan ibu mandi sebentar*
- deals with motherhood and the shared responsibility between wife and husband. Mcm mne isteri x patut berasumpsi buruk yg suami langsung x menolong dlm urusan rumah tangga. Ada elemen magical realism sikit dlm chapter ni.
*Gelita di dada eleanor*
- dealt with Khitan atau istilah pasar sunat utk perempuan. Chapter ni agak sedih bagi aku sbb dia succumbed to pear pressure utk berkhitan jgk sbb her love towards nature. Agak berbeza dgn watak ibunya yg ingin kembali ke kota dan steadfast in her beliefs and upbringing.
*Dendang Mustika*
- isu pemerdagangan manusia - pemerdagangan bayi and it also dealt with how other people think that they know what the person they love wants. Tanpa berterus terang dgn org tu and hormat decision and pandangan mereka, they betray that trust. In the end, that decision menyusahkan banyak pihak. I like the end to this chapter. Aku rasakan that smirk tu sebagai perli kepada watak perempuan tu 'padan muka kau...buat lagi keputusan bodoh mcm ni'.
*Kekasih hati dinda*
- a bit absurdist sikit cerita ni and the most romantic.I think cerita ni mcm from the POV kerusi healing and its love to its owner, an author. Utk watak wanita which is the author's gf, watak dia jenis yg perempuan most akan ckp wanita yg difficult. Headstrong, opinionated and ego and how mental perempuan ni makin dip low at the final. Mcm kesian la utk watak ni sbb in society,, perempuan pendirian mcm ni x akan dpt tempat di masyarakat dan akan selalu dicorakkan sbgai villain. I feel kinda pity with this character, sama mcm watak dlm chapter pempengaruh yang tersakiti.

Byk lagi cerita dalam ni and semua best2. Sayang, buku ni xde satu section penutup dari penulis, kak fazleena tentang cerita-cerita yg digarapkan ni. Nk jgk baca dari penulis apa sumber inspirasi dari setiap cerita yg disampaikan and the meaning behind it.

# Diam Dalam Gempita
# 6/17/2023 ~ 6/18/2023
# 4.5 / 5.0