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Jejak Kupu-kupu
Alisa merasa terpukul ketika roda kehidupan memutarbalikkan nasibnya. Dia terbiasa dengan kemewahan tiba-tiba harus menjadi penghuni panti asuhan ketika orangtuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan. Apalagi Danu, pengelola panti yang sebetulnya tampan itu, bersikap sangat dingin dan keras padanya. Pulang malam tidak boleh, pacaran dimarahi, apalagi bersenang-senang dengan gengnya di kafe. Betul-betul menyebalkan. Belum lagi setumpuk tugas di panti yang harus dilakukan sesuai pembagian
Namun, lambat laut Alissa berubah. Dari gadis manja dia menjadi gadis mandiri. Dari yang hanya memikirkan diri sendiri, dia mulai memerhatikan dan menolong kesulitan teman-temannya dipanti. Dari gadis kaya yang boros menjadi gadis yang hemat dan memanfaatkan uang sedikit yang dimilikinya dengan baik.
Tapi perubahan yang besar adalah perasaannya terhadap Danu. Dari benci dia malah mencintai pria itu mati-matian. Dia tidak peduli walaupun umur yang terbetang di antara mereka cukup jauh. Dan Alissa yakin sebetulnya dia tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Tapi, kenapa Danu selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya? Kenapa lelaki itu selalu menarik diri ketika percik-percik kemesraan mulai bermunculan di antara mereka? Dan, yang tidak bisa diterimanya, kenapa lelaki itu malah menikahi Catherine yang tidak dicintainya?
Untuk melupakan lelaki itu, Alissa memilih meneruskan kulaihnya di Singapura. Dan empat tahun kemudian, dia kembali dikejutkan oleh peristiwa yang sama sekali tak diduganya, peristiwa yang membuatnya membenci Danu...
Namun, lambat laut Alissa berubah. Dari gadis manja dia menjadi gadis mandiri. Dari yang hanya memikirkan diri sendiri, dia mulai memerhatikan dan menolong kesulitan teman-temannya dipanti. Dari gadis kaya yang boros menjadi gadis yang hemat dan memanfaatkan uang sedikit yang dimilikinya dengan baik.
Tapi perubahan yang besar adalah perasaannya terhadap Danu. Dari benci dia malah mencintai pria itu mati-matian. Dia tidak peduli walaupun umur yang terbetang di antara mereka cukup jauh. Dan Alissa yakin sebetulnya dia tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Tapi, kenapa Danu selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya? Kenapa lelaki itu selalu menarik diri ketika percik-percik kemesraan mulai bermunculan di antara mereka? Dan, yang tidak bisa diterimanya, kenapa lelaki itu malah menikahi Catherine yang tidak dicintainya?
Untuk melupakan lelaki itu, Alissa memilih meneruskan kulaihnya di Singapura. Dan empat tahun kemudian, dia kembali dikejutkan oleh peristiwa yang sama sekali tak diduganya, peristiwa yang membuatnya membenci Danu...
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Agnes Jessica
47 books360 followersAgnes Jessica adalah mantan guru matematika SMUK I BPK Penabur Jakarta. Karena ingin mengembangkan bakat seni, walau ia suka mengajar dan murid-muridnya juga suka diajar olehnya, ia keluar dan memilih berkarya sebagai penulis novel. Selain menulis, ia juga suka menggubah lagu, main gitar, keyboard, dan menyanyi. Ia sudah melahirkan sebelas novel yang berjudul Jejak Kupu-Kupu, Rumah Beratap Bougenvil, Dua Bayang-Bayang, Satu Abad Sekajap Mata, Peluang Kedua, Dongeng Sebelum Tidur, Bunga Yang Terbuang, Angan Sang Cinderella, Jakarta An Undercover Life, Noda Tak Kasamata dan Maharani. Selain memakai nama Agnes Jessica, ia kerap menulis dengan nama samaran Yoshiko Agunesu. Keiginan utamanya adalah bisa berkarya terus; keinginan kedua: bisa diterima di hati pembaca; dan keinginan terakhir: happily ever after. Bila ada yang ingin berkomunikasi melalui surat, silakan kirim ke PO BOX 1410 Jkb 11014, atau ke alamat e-mail: agnesjessi@yahoo.com.
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January 8, 2023
Sudah kuduga, novel ini menyajikan konflik yg menurutku cukup complicated, tapi masih bisa diikutin. Banyak sekali makna yg bisa kita temuin disini.
Tapiiii banyak juga hal-hal yang gak perlu sebenernya. Kalo hal-hal yang gak perlu itu dipangkas, pasti bacaannya jadi gak sepanjang itu. 513 halaman tapi banyakan yang menurutku gak penting. Tapi emang udah jadi ciri khas Kak Agnes sih kalo bikin novel suka ceritain semuanya mendetail banget. Jadi kesannya agak bertele-tele aja. Cukup lelah loh bacanya hahaha
Tapiiii banyak juga hal-hal yang gak perlu sebenernya. Kalo hal-hal yang gak perlu itu dipangkas, pasti bacaannya jadi gak sepanjang itu. 513 halaman tapi banyakan yang menurutku gak penting. Tapi emang udah jadi ciri khas Kak Agnes sih kalo bikin novel suka ceritain semuanya mendetail banget. Jadi kesannya agak bertele-tele aja. Cukup lelah loh bacanya hahaha
September 29, 2023
So the other day I downloaded the iPusnas app and I found so many books that I used to read back when I was in junior / senior high school. One author that I can still remember now and was a prominent figure in my literary adventure back in my school days is Agnes Jessica.
How can you not love her books? They have this sinetron vibe to them and each stories while falling under the romance genre, usually have a deeper narrative to them. They're fun to read, they're lightweight, but they're not so completely devoid of meanings and the characters usually have a noteworthy character development. Also another thing worth mentioning is her love interests. Now we can talk all day long about how outdated and how problematic some things in her books are now, but it's good to remember that these books were written and published pre-internet in the early 2000s. Yes it's weird and criminal and sick and twisted how Danu is a 30 year old man, a guardian of Alisa having a crush on her and yes it's sick and twisted how Bram and that one girl in Piano di Kotak Kaca also have a massive age gap and the romance is happening while the female character is still in high school. But again, it's just a different time you know. It shouldn't be normalized today, but back then it was just not that big of a deal I guess!
My experience reading this now versus how I read this back in my school days also feels completely different. Back then when I read this in the mid 2000s, it was exciting for me and my friends who consumed her books, because AJ's books are more mature than your usual young adult romance books that we found in our school library. They have more of an adult / new adult theme to them and they're deceptively simple. Once you've read her books you understand that this is an adult woman with her life experience and shit writing about teenagers falling in love with older men. Meanwhile other young adult books during that time or what we know and referred to as 'teenlit' back in the day, were written by younger writers, hence why they felt more juvenile with love interests that are the same age as the mc and that's why AJ's books stood out.
Now with that all being said, I can now delve deeper into the story of this book in particular and my experience reading it now as an older person in their mid 20s.
So the story started with us being introduced to Alisa, a 16 year old girl in the 11th grade. She's spoiled, she's evil, she's the satan's spawn, she's not afraid to hit the helpers and disrespect the elders. Basically her personality is absolute shit. She spends so much of her days buying things she doesn't need, she barely studies or goes to school, and she's friends with 3 other popular girls and they're all rich, they all hate going to school, they're a gang of mean girls. Alisa's parents damn near gave up trying to discipline her and finally one day shit hits the fan. Alisa and her friends went to a club (again, they're underaged) and they got caught holding substances by the police. Even after than incident, Alisa still wasn't sorry to her parents and when they tried to ground her, she just acted like they were so crazy for trying to discipline her. One day she ran away from home after she got caught stealing money from her Dad and lived in one of her friend's house for a couple of days. She didn't notice that something weird was happening until a few days later when she started to think, hm, why don't my parents try to reach out or find me? Basically she doesn't hear anything from her parents. So she went home and was greeted by two policemen and they told her that both of her parents have died in a car accident and they were all trying to look for her but couldn't find her. Obviously distraught, she just went to their funeral, she was told that she couldn't see the bodies due to the severity of the injury and then she met with her parents' lawyer and during that time she was told about how she has to go and live with her guardian now, this man called Danu whom she had never met before, and she has to do that and graduate from high school and uni in order to get her inheritance.
Now spoiler alert, I already know what the fuck is going on here, not just because I have read this book before, but because AJ's is being so heavy handed with the clues that obviously duh, if you have just a little bit of common sense, Alisa's parents are obviously still alive and they're cooking up this story that they're dead in order to teach her a lesson. Because we get these clues being peppered into the story like how Alisa's Dad have friends in the police force, the fact that she couldn't see her parents bodies during the funeral, also the fact that in order for her to get her inheritance, she has to complete her education, something that she didn't even want to do and she even threatened her parents that she didn't want to finish high school. Also there was this bit that was inserted in about how there's a meeting being done about some plan being cooked up behind Alisa's back, even though we didn't know who actually did the meeting, it was just shown to us in a glimpse.
Anyway, so she had no other options and she had to go with Danu. And soon she found out that this dude is so aloof and kinda mean to her at first, especially since her parents literally just died, he just had no sympathy for her at all. And she soon found out that Danu is actually the custodian of an orphanage and she has to live there now with a bunch of other kids. Now imagine Alisa as Emma Roberts in Wild Child the movie and she just entered this dorm and she has to live with a bunch of loser dorks. That's what's happening here. Her early days in the orphanage was tough and she has to do a bunch of adjustments and started to learn how to do chores, etc. But bit by bit her relationship with the kids at the orphanage and Danu himself started to warm up and she started to change for the better.
There's this one horrifying scene that I can absolutely say is super outdated that I read it now. This one time Alisa got home late and she was being a bitch about it and refused to apologize / listen to Danu and the guy just basically started spanking her like Michael Scott spanking Evan Peters his nephew in The Office. I was reading that and I just had to pause, completely horrified. The humiliation and the power imbalance and the fact that this dude is the love interest!!! My God!
One thing that I liked about this progression of Alisa being a better teenager is how her friends are willing to change along with her. Say whatever about this book, but the friendship that Alisa have with her ABCD friends and the kids at the orphanage is so goddamn cute. Her rich friends' willingness to support Alisa's new life and compromise with all the rules that she now has to abide to in the orphanage was so heartwarming to me. Whenever they wanted to go out, they think about Alisa and they just try to accommodate to her needs and never left her alone. And I think one part of why she could change for the better is because she has that support system, despite everything.
Now about the romance. Even though Alisa has a crush on Danu and vice versa when Alisa just got into the orphanage, they never really acted on it. They just have this clear boundary between them and actually Danu was always respecting that boundary. I think for the two years that Alisa was in the orphanage, she initiated a kiss and that only happened once. But overall Danu was kind of protective over her, but he was not crazy about it. He was just sort of in the background for the majority of this book until one day when Alisa graduated from high school she admitted that she actually loved him and he said that he couldn't return her feeling and that he was engaged to be married to another woman, Catherine.
So Alisa decided to study abroad and after four years, she was finally going to graduate from uni. And this is where her parents' plotting was revealed. During her graduation speech she saw her parents sitting in attendance looking at her all proud and stuff and she was like, Girl, I'm going crazy, I'm seeing shit, then she passed tf out. She woke up, saw her mom and she was like, Mom, don't haunt me you're literally dead, and her Mom was like no, no, I'm so sorry we lied to you, and then Alisa passed out again. Naturally. When she woke up the second time, she found herself in a hospital and Danu was waiting on her. Danu told her about why her parents lied to her and essentially their plotting and how they asked Danu to help them with the whole scenario because Danu owed Alisa's Mom for something. Alisa was pissed as hell and she told Danu to go fuck himself (I'm paraphrasing lol) and basically that she never wanted to see his face again. Then Alisa graduated from university, returned to Indonesia and started to work on this one tech company. She refused to live with her parents again because she already got used to being an independent woman and she wants to build her career on her own without the help of her parents, and obviously she was still pissed about her parents literally pretending to be dead just to teach her a lesson. Now ensues the craziest, most convoluted, sinetron ass third act of the century. If this was a sinetron, this third act alone would take about 1 entire season on its own. There were so many misunderstandings here.
So Alisa started working on this one tech company right, she was pissed at Danu but she still loves him and couldn't stop thinking about him. Then her boss, this guy named Eddy started to flirt with her and asked her out. And one of her coworker and her old roommate, Ken, also started to flirt with her and asked her out as well. When I tell you that these two men are the most useless characters and the most annoying characters I've ever seen. All they do is just pester Alisa about her weight, make comments about how skinny and how little she eats, I'm not fucking kidding about this, they talk about her weight A LOT. A LOT. And they just bombastic side eyed each other because they wanted to be with Alisa and they were basically silently fighting each other so that they could date Alisa. I was like, bros, leave her alone. Also how unprofessional for Eddy, her boss, to flirt with her endlessly like that. How about some boundaries in the work place, my guy? How about respecting a woman when she said No, I don't want to date you, can we just be friends? Both Ken and Eddy acted as if when Alisa said no to them, just because she doesn't have a boyfriend or loves another guy, then it's open season, baby. It's free real estate, they will still flirt with her and not respect her wants and needs to be left tf alone. They're fucking annoying! And I know they're not gonna be endgame with Alisa, dude, so it was just so frustrating to read about.
Anyway one day Alisa and Eddy had to attend this one seminar for a week and guess who's the speaker? Fuckin Danu, my guy. He was delivering this seminar with his assistant, a woman named idk I forgot. And Alisa saw him having dinner with this assistant and she thought that they were together because last she heard about him, He got married to Catherine a couple of years ago and got divorced after just one year, and Catherine used to be his student so, you know, that tracks. It was absolutely possible for him to date yet another student of his / assistant because none of AJ's male characters know boundaries in professional situations. Anyway Alisa was jealous of the assistant, the assistant thought that Alisa was being a bitch to Danu for no reason, Eddy thought that Alisa was playing with him by flirting with Ken, Ken thought she was playing with him because Alisa had dinner with Eddy, Danu thought that Alisa was dating Eddy, etc, etc. See what I mean by convoluted? Could've been over so quick if they just talked to each other.
The misunderstandings kept happening until one day, during the 1998's riots, Alisa went to work despite her roommate's warning and got her stupid ass stuck inside an elevator. Danu who just happened to be in the building as well, heard her screaming and helped her. Then Danu took care of her and they went back to Danu's hotel. And there, guess who showed up? Catherine, the ex wive. She sideeyed Alisa because she found her in Danu's room, then Alisa excused herself and went out then left. She went to her parents house and then the next day Danu showed up and confessed his love to her and Alisa was like omg yasss, I love you too. And then Danu was like, do you want to get married, and I was like BRO, married??? What happened to hello? to how are you? and Alisa said yes. So they asked for her parents' approval and her Mom said that she's okay with it but her Dad said absolutely not, he's so much older than you also he already got married once and he even almost got a heart attack from even the thought of her daughter (I think she was 23 at this point) marrying Danu (36). And i thought to myself, finally some common sense in this book.
But then one day Catherine called her and told her that she knew about her plan on marrying Danu and Catherine told her that she was 3 months pregnant with Danu's child. Alisa asked her how could that be because they got divorced years ago and Catherine said Oh, you don't understand how we adults work, even when we separated, we still have sparks etc. And Danu already knew about the baby but if you confront him about it, he would deny it because he's just a guy and he doesn't want to take responsibility for the baby, he just wants to marry you. Alisa was so disappointed from this and she told Catherine that she didn't want to intrude on their relationship and obviously now that Cath is pregnant, she would respect that. And Catherine told Alisa not to tell Danu about their conversation, so Alisa stupid ass just called Danu and told him that she doesn't want to get married anymore because she's changed her mind and she doesn't even love him. More misunderstandings!
Then Alisa, heartbroken, tried to distract herself and asked Eddy out. One day after their date, Danu was waiting for her and practically dragged her. He drove them to the orphanage and there Alisa met all the kids and now they're all grown up and successful and it was actually kind of cute because I think the kids there have their own individual stories and they're not just a faceless background characters. Then Danu had a conversation with her and asked her what the hell was actually happening and Alisa finally told him, they resolved the conflict, got married and lived happily ever after.
PHEW. I sped run writing through the plot and I haven't even mentioned about all the stories that happened to the side characters like the kids at the orphanage and their background stories also what happened to the girls in the ABCD. There were a lot, but that was basically the meat of this story.
Despite the prominent age gap, I can actually say that their relationship was handled pretty well. I liked that they only started to explore their feelings towards each other when Alisa was already an adult. What I kind of don't like is how when they finally got together, it just immediately went to marriage. I think that's another part about this book that just feels outdated to me.
Also like I mentioned, AJ's writing is deceptively simple but there's always a deeper / darker themes behind it. It will hook you in and it will not let go. Her books are easy to read and they just have this addictive quality to them. Honestly sometimes I think she's the Indonesian Colleen Hoover / Mariana Zapata lol.
Overall I enjoyed rereading this one compared to the other one (piano di kotak kaca) that I reread about two years ago. I will definitely reread her other works because honestly, I love stupid dramas.
How can you not love her books? They have this sinetron vibe to them and each stories while falling under the romance genre, usually have a deeper narrative to them. They're fun to read, they're lightweight, but they're not so completely devoid of meanings and the characters usually have a noteworthy character development. Also another thing worth mentioning is her love interests. Now we can talk all day long about how outdated and how problematic some things in her books are now, but it's good to remember that these books were written and published pre-internet in the early 2000s. Yes it's weird and criminal and sick and twisted how Danu is a 30 year old man, a guardian of Alisa having a crush on her and yes it's sick and twisted how Bram and that one girl in Piano di Kotak Kaca also have a massive age gap and the romance is happening while the female character is still in high school. But again, it's just a different time you know. It shouldn't be normalized today, but back then it was just not that big of a deal I guess!
My experience reading this now versus how I read this back in my school days also feels completely different. Back then when I read this in the mid 2000s, it was exciting for me and my friends who consumed her books, because AJ's books are more mature than your usual young adult romance books that we found in our school library. They have more of an adult / new adult theme to them and they're deceptively simple. Once you've read her books you understand that this is an adult woman with her life experience and shit writing about teenagers falling in love with older men. Meanwhile other young adult books during that time or what we know and referred to as 'teenlit' back in the day, were written by younger writers, hence why they felt more juvenile with love interests that are the same age as the mc and that's why AJ's books stood out.
Now with that all being said, I can now delve deeper into the story of this book in particular and my experience reading it now as an older person in their mid 20s.
So the story started with us being introduced to Alisa, a 16 year old girl in the 11th grade. She's spoiled, she's evil, she's the satan's spawn, she's not afraid to hit the helpers and disrespect the elders. Basically her personality is absolute shit. She spends so much of her days buying things she doesn't need, she barely studies or goes to school, and she's friends with 3 other popular girls and they're all rich, they all hate going to school, they're a gang of mean girls. Alisa's parents damn near gave up trying to discipline her and finally one day shit hits the fan. Alisa and her friends went to a club (again, they're underaged) and they got caught holding substances by the police. Even after than incident, Alisa still wasn't sorry to her parents and when they tried to ground her, she just acted like they were so crazy for trying to discipline her. One day she ran away from home after she got caught stealing money from her Dad and lived in one of her friend's house for a couple of days. She didn't notice that something weird was happening until a few days later when she started to think, hm, why don't my parents try to reach out or find me? Basically she doesn't hear anything from her parents. So she went home and was greeted by two policemen and they told her that both of her parents have died in a car accident and they were all trying to look for her but couldn't find her. Obviously distraught, she just went to their funeral, she was told that she couldn't see the bodies due to the severity of the injury and then she met with her parents' lawyer and during that time she was told about how she has to go and live with her guardian now, this man called Danu whom she had never met before, and she has to do that and graduate from high school and uni in order to get her inheritance.
Now spoiler alert, I already know what the fuck is going on here, not just because I have read this book before, but because AJ's is being so heavy handed with the clues that obviously duh, if you have just a little bit of common sense, Alisa's parents are obviously still alive and they're cooking up this story that they're dead in order to teach her a lesson. Because we get these clues being peppered into the story like how Alisa's Dad have friends in the police force, the fact that she couldn't see her parents bodies during the funeral, also the fact that in order for her to get her inheritance, she has to complete her education, something that she didn't even want to do and she even threatened her parents that she didn't want to finish high school. Also there was this bit that was inserted in about how there's a meeting being done about some plan being cooked up behind Alisa's back, even though we didn't know who actually did the meeting, it was just shown to us in a glimpse.
Anyway, so she had no other options and she had to go with Danu. And soon she found out that this dude is so aloof and kinda mean to her at first, especially since her parents literally just died, he just had no sympathy for her at all. And she soon found out that Danu is actually the custodian of an orphanage and she has to live there now with a bunch of other kids. Now imagine Alisa as Emma Roberts in Wild Child the movie and she just entered this dorm and she has to live with a bunch of loser dorks. That's what's happening here. Her early days in the orphanage was tough and she has to do a bunch of adjustments and started to learn how to do chores, etc. But bit by bit her relationship with the kids at the orphanage and Danu himself started to warm up and she started to change for the better.
There's this one horrifying scene that I can absolutely say is super outdated that I read it now. This one time Alisa got home late and she was being a bitch about it and refused to apologize / listen to Danu and the guy just basically started spanking her like Michael Scott spanking Evan Peters his nephew in The Office. I was reading that and I just had to pause, completely horrified. The humiliation and the power imbalance and the fact that this dude is the love interest!!! My God!
One thing that I liked about this progression of Alisa being a better teenager is how her friends are willing to change along with her. Say whatever about this book, but the friendship that Alisa have with her ABCD friends and the kids at the orphanage is so goddamn cute. Her rich friends' willingness to support Alisa's new life and compromise with all the rules that she now has to abide to in the orphanage was so heartwarming to me. Whenever they wanted to go out, they think about Alisa and they just try to accommodate to her needs and never left her alone. And I think one part of why she could change for the better is because she has that support system, despite everything.
Now about the romance. Even though Alisa has a crush on Danu and vice versa when Alisa just got into the orphanage, they never really acted on it. They just have this clear boundary between them and actually Danu was always respecting that boundary. I think for the two years that Alisa was in the orphanage, she initiated a kiss and that only happened once. But overall Danu was kind of protective over her, but he was not crazy about it. He was just sort of in the background for the majority of this book until one day when Alisa graduated from high school she admitted that she actually loved him and he said that he couldn't return her feeling and that he was engaged to be married to another woman, Catherine.
So Alisa decided to study abroad and after four years, she was finally going to graduate from uni. And this is where her parents' plotting was revealed. During her graduation speech she saw her parents sitting in attendance looking at her all proud and stuff and she was like, Girl, I'm going crazy, I'm seeing shit, then she passed tf out. She woke up, saw her mom and she was like, Mom, don't haunt me you're literally dead, and her Mom was like no, no, I'm so sorry we lied to you, and then Alisa passed out again. Naturally. When she woke up the second time, she found herself in a hospital and Danu was waiting on her. Danu told her about why her parents lied to her and essentially their plotting and how they asked Danu to help them with the whole scenario because Danu owed Alisa's Mom for something. Alisa was pissed as hell and she told Danu to go fuck himself (I'm paraphrasing lol) and basically that she never wanted to see his face again. Then Alisa graduated from university, returned to Indonesia and started to work on this one tech company. She refused to live with her parents again because she already got used to being an independent woman and she wants to build her career on her own without the help of her parents, and obviously she was still pissed about her parents literally pretending to be dead just to teach her a lesson. Now ensues the craziest, most convoluted, sinetron ass third act of the century. If this was a sinetron, this third act alone would take about 1 entire season on its own. There were so many misunderstandings here.
So Alisa started working on this one tech company right, she was pissed at Danu but she still loves him and couldn't stop thinking about him. Then her boss, this guy named Eddy started to flirt with her and asked her out. And one of her coworker and her old roommate, Ken, also started to flirt with her and asked her out as well. When I tell you that these two men are the most useless characters and the most annoying characters I've ever seen. All they do is just pester Alisa about her weight, make comments about how skinny and how little she eats, I'm not fucking kidding about this, they talk about her weight A LOT. A LOT. And they just bombastic side eyed each other because they wanted to be with Alisa and they were basically silently fighting each other so that they could date Alisa. I was like, bros, leave her alone. Also how unprofessional for Eddy, her boss, to flirt with her endlessly like that. How about some boundaries in the work place, my guy? How about respecting a woman when she said No, I don't want to date you, can we just be friends? Both Ken and Eddy acted as if when Alisa said no to them, just because she doesn't have a boyfriend or loves another guy, then it's open season, baby. It's free real estate, they will still flirt with her and not respect her wants and needs to be left tf alone. They're fucking annoying! And I know they're not gonna be endgame with Alisa, dude, so it was just so frustrating to read about.
Anyway one day Alisa and Eddy had to attend this one seminar for a week and guess who's the speaker? Fuckin Danu, my guy. He was delivering this seminar with his assistant, a woman named idk I forgot. And Alisa saw him having dinner with this assistant and she thought that they were together because last she heard about him, He got married to Catherine a couple of years ago and got divorced after just one year, and Catherine used to be his student so, you know, that tracks. It was absolutely possible for him to date yet another student of his / assistant because none of AJ's male characters know boundaries in professional situations. Anyway Alisa was jealous of the assistant, the assistant thought that Alisa was being a bitch to Danu for no reason, Eddy thought that Alisa was playing with him by flirting with Ken, Ken thought she was playing with him because Alisa had dinner with Eddy, Danu thought that Alisa was dating Eddy, etc, etc. See what I mean by convoluted? Could've been over so quick if they just talked to each other.
The misunderstandings kept happening until one day, during the 1998's riots, Alisa went to work despite her roommate's warning and got her stupid ass stuck inside an elevator. Danu who just happened to be in the building as well, heard her screaming and helped her. Then Danu took care of her and they went back to Danu's hotel. And there, guess who showed up? Catherine, the ex wive. She sideeyed Alisa because she found her in Danu's room, then Alisa excused herself and went out then left. She went to her parents house and then the next day Danu showed up and confessed his love to her and Alisa was like omg yasss, I love you too. And then Danu was like, do you want to get married, and I was like BRO, married??? What happened to hello? to how are you? and Alisa said yes. So they asked for her parents' approval and her Mom said that she's okay with it but her Dad said absolutely not, he's so much older than you also he already got married once and he even almost got a heart attack from even the thought of her daughter (I think she was 23 at this point) marrying Danu (36). And i thought to myself, finally some common sense in this book.
But then one day Catherine called her and told her that she knew about her plan on marrying Danu and Catherine told her that she was 3 months pregnant with Danu's child. Alisa asked her how could that be because they got divorced years ago and Catherine said Oh, you don't understand how we adults work, even when we separated, we still have sparks etc. And Danu already knew about the baby but if you confront him about it, he would deny it because he's just a guy and he doesn't want to take responsibility for the baby, he just wants to marry you. Alisa was so disappointed from this and she told Catherine that she didn't want to intrude on their relationship and obviously now that Cath is pregnant, she would respect that. And Catherine told Alisa not to tell Danu about their conversation, so Alisa stupid ass just called Danu and told him that she doesn't want to get married anymore because she's changed her mind and she doesn't even love him. More misunderstandings!
Then Alisa, heartbroken, tried to distract herself and asked Eddy out. One day after their date, Danu was waiting for her and practically dragged her. He drove them to the orphanage and there Alisa met all the kids and now they're all grown up and successful and it was actually kind of cute because I think the kids there have their own individual stories and they're not just a faceless background characters. Then Danu had a conversation with her and asked her what the hell was actually happening and Alisa finally told him, they resolved the conflict, got married and lived happily ever after.
PHEW. I sped run writing through the plot and I haven't even mentioned about all the stories that happened to the side characters like the kids at the orphanage and their background stories also what happened to the girls in the ABCD. There were a lot, but that was basically the meat of this story.
Despite the prominent age gap, I can actually say that their relationship was handled pretty well. I liked that they only started to explore their feelings towards each other when Alisa was already an adult. What I kind of don't like is how when they finally got together, it just immediately went to marriage. I think that's another part about this book that just feels outdated to me.
Also like I mentioned, AJ's writing is deceptively simple but there's always a deeper / darker themes behind it. It will hook you in and it will not let go. Her books are easy to read and they just have this addictive quality to them. Honestly sometimes I think she's the Indonesian Colleen Hoover / Mariana Zapata lol.
Overall I enjoyed rereading this one compared to the other one (piano di kotak kaca) that I reread about two years ago. I will definitely reread her other works because honestly, I love stupid dramas.
November 6, 2011
neh novel pertama yg kubaca...ceritany lumayan mendidik..
allisa yg terbiasa dengan segala jenis kemewahan tiba2 harus tinggal dipanti asuhan,mana harus mengerjakan segala pekerjaan rumah tangga,jajan yg dijatah,kesekolah naik anggutan umum karena orangtuanya meninggal dalam kecelakaan...
allisa yang awalnya adalah gadis manja,egois,tidak perduli dengan sekolah bisa berubah jadi gadis yang dewasa berkat didikan danu,wali sekaligus temen orangtuanya segaligus cinta pertama dan orang pertama yang mengajarinya segala hal tentang hidup...
namun cintanya tidak berbalas sebab danu telah memiliki tunangan,tunangan yang sangat dibenci oleh anak2 panti asuhan..
allisa berangakat kesingapore melanjutkan sekolahnya dengan membawa patah hatinya karena cintanya ditolak danu.bukan karena danu tidak cinta alissa tapi danu merasa tidak pantas mendampingi alissa>>anak asuh sekaligus anak temennya...
hari wisuda adalah hari yang dinantikan oleh semua mahasiswa,namun hari wisuda neh hari yang menjungkirbalikkan hidup alissa,ternyata papa-mama alissa tidak meninggal..
allisa yg terbiasa dengan segala jenis kemewahan tiba2 harus tinggal dipanti asuhan,mana harus mengerjakan segala pekerjaan rumah tangga,jajan yg dijatah,kesekolah naik anggutan umum karena orangtuanya meninggal dalam kecelakaan...
allisa yang awalnya adalah gadis manja,egois,tidak perduli dengan sekolah bisa berubah jadi gadis yang dewasa berkat didikan danu,wali sekaligus temen orangtuanya segaligus cinta pertama dan orang pertama yang mengajarinya segala hal tentang hidup...
namun cintanya tidak berbalas sebab danu telah memiliki tunangan,tunangan yang sangat dibenci oleh anak2 panti asuhan..
allisa berangakat kesingapore melanjutkan sekolahnya dengan membawa patah hatinya karena cintanya ditolak danu.bukan karena danu tidak cinta alissa tapi danu merasa tidak pantas mendampingi alissa>>anak asuh sekaligus anak temennya...
hari wisuda adalah hari yang dinantikan oleh semua mahasiswa,namun hari wisuda neh hari yang menjungkirbalikkan hidup alissa,ternyata papa-mama alissa tidak meninggal..
March 7, 2010
i like this book by agnes jessica.
though i knew the sinetron first before this book
there was a controversion with mba agnes jessica with sctv.
the sinetron filmed by BCL and Dimas Seto
i really like to watch it.
then not far after that mba AJ told media that the sinetron copied her novel without any permission.
after that the sinetron stop filming.
but i didn't stop there.
i tried to find the novel then read it ^^
though i knew the sinetron first before this book
there was a controversion with mba agnes jessica with sctv.
the sinetron filmed by BCL and Dimas Seto
i really like to watch it.
then not far after that mba AJ told media that the sinetron copied her novel without any permission.
after that the sinetron stop filming.
but i didn't stop there.
i tried to find the novel then read it ^^
February 4, 2014
Ini buku pertama Agness Jessica yang pernah aku baca, sekaligus novel terbagus yang pernah aku baca. Ceritanya beda, nggak pasaran. Dan yang pasti realistis banget. Sehabis baca buku ini, aku jadi ketagihan baca buku karya Agnes Jessica lainnya. Top banget deh...
July 9, 2017
novel ini bercerita tentang seorang perempuan yang bernama alissa yang dipenuhi dengan kemewahan dan kasih sayang yang berlimpah. namun tiba" aja kedua orang tuanya kecelakaan dan menyebabkan dia yang harus tinggal di panti asuhan dan harus hidup mandiri
December 13, 2024
Oke, ini adalah buku pertama yang kubaca dari karya bu Agnes Jessica yang kupinjam dan kubaca dari perpustakaan kota. Oke aku mulai dari apa yang aku suka dari cerita ini, aku suka perkembangan dari tokoh utamanya, dari yang gadis manja menjadi wanita karir yang dewasa. Selain itu, terkadang cerita cuma ngga fokus ke Alyssa-nya saja tapi juga ketiga teman-temannya itu. Ceritanya juga cukup dramatis yang pokoknya ala-ala sinetron gitu, terdapat plot twist, dan happy ending yang mana selalu membuatku terus penasaran untuk melanjutkan baca.
Lalu, untuk yang ngga begitu sreg dari buku ini adalah pairing dari si tokoh utama (FL) dan tokoh utama laki-lakinya (ML), sebenarnya aku ngga masalah dengan age gap trope asalkan eksekusi-nya bagus, cuma entah kenapa aku kurang suka aja disini karena terlalu dipaksakan. FL dan ML lebih cocok ke kakak adik dibandingkan pasangan kekasih. (Yah, mungkin karena setting-nya sekitar tahun 90'an jadi wajar aja sih cinta beda umur pada zaman itu.)
Overall, bagus karena lebih prefer ke plot development karakter Alyssa dibandingkan romance-nya. Hehe.
Lalu, untuk yang ngga begitu sreg dari buku ini adalah pairing dari si tokoh utama (FL) dan tokoh utama laki-lakinya (ML), sebenarnya aku ngga masalah dengan age gap trope asalkan eksekusi-nya bagus, cuma entah kenapa aku kurang suka aja disini karena terlalu dipaksakan. FL dan ML lebih cocok ke kakak adik dibandingkan pasangan kekasih. (Yah, mungkin karena setting-nya sekitar tahun 90'an jadi wajar aja sih cinta beda umur pada zaman itu.)
Overall, bagus karena lebih prefer ke plot development karakter Alyssa dibandingkan romance-nya. Hehe.
July 31, 2020
Sebenarnya cerita yang disuguhkan sangat menarik, namun eksekusi yang dituangkan dalam buku ini banyak kurang diberberapa point.
Ceritanya ditulis dengan alur yang cepat, apalagi dari tengah ke akhir buku kesannya seperti ingin cepat cepat selesai.
Banyak titik dimana seharunya menjadi hit point dari buku ini. Namun karna alur yang cepat, penggambaran emosi dan juga penggambaran suasana yang seharusnya bisa dibuild dengan baik sangat kurang, jadinya hasilnya bagai angin lalu.
Pengembangan karakternya juga terasa sangat dipaksakan.
Ada bagian yang ceritanya seperti dipaksakan yang sebenarnya tidak perlu ada karna tidak berkaitan.
Tapi saya sangat mengapresiasi ide cerita dari buku ini karna menarik.
Ceritanya ditulis dengan alur yang cepat, apalagi dari tengah ke akhir buku kesannya seperti ingin cepat cepat selesai.
Banyak titik dimana seharunya menjadi hit point dari buku ini. Namun karna alur yang cepat, penggambaran emosi dan juga penggambaran suasana yang seharusnya bisa dibuild dengan baik sangat kurang, jadinya hasilnya bagai angin lalu.
Pengembangan karakternya juga terasa sangat dipaksakan.
Ada bagian yang ceritanya seperti dipaksakan yang sebenarnya tidak perlu ada karna tidak berkaitan.
Tapi saya sangat mengapresiasi ide cerita dari buku ini karna menarik.
May 21, 2019
Enggak disangka, novel ini sesinetron itu. sudah curiga sih kayaknya begitu deh. ah tapi gak mungkin ah, masa sinetron banget, pikirku. ternyata benaran. haha.
paling suka bagian perubahan diri Alissa di bagian tengah cerita, tapi makin ke belakang makin drama. iyalah, kalau gak drama, mending gak usah dinovelin aja, hehe.
aku suka deh sama karakter teman-temannya Alissa, ternyata mereka setia kawan, aku mengira saat Alissa kena musibah, bakal ditinggalin sama mereka, ternyata enggak, karakter mereka bertahan hingga akhir.
paling bikin betenya itu, pria-pria yang ngejar-ngejar Alissa itu lho *tepokjidat
suka sih ceritanya, tapi mungkin gak akan aku baca ulang.
paling suka bagian perubahan diri Alissa di bagian tengah cerita, tapi makin ke belakang makin drama. iyalah, kalau gak drama, mending gak usah dinovelin aja, hehe.
aku suka deh sama karakter teman-temannya Alissa, ternyata mereka setia kawan, aku mengira saat Alissa kena musibah, bakal ditinggalin sama mereka, ternyata enggak, karakter mereka bertahan hingga akhir.
paling bikin betenya itu, pria-pria yang ngejar-ngejar Alissa itu lho *tepokjidat
suka sih ceritanya, tapi mungkin gak akan aku baca ulang.
August 20, 2024
The best male lead so far.
Green flag.
Alissa mau kayak gimana juga dia nggak bergeming.
Ceritanya enak dibaca, walaupun kagok sama bahasa jaman dulu.
Tapi tetep bisa bikin jatuh cinta sama seorang danu.
Saat mereka akhirnya menikah,
Rasanya legaaaa banget.
Danu boleh bahagia dan dia pantas buat bahagia sama alissa yg mencintainya dg tulus.
Bagus bangett!!
Green flag.
Alissa mau kayak gimana juga dia nggak bergeming.
Ceritanya enak dibaca, walaupun kagok sama bahasa jaman dulu.
Tapi tetep bisa bikin jatuh cinta sama seorang danu.
Saat mereka akhirnya menikah,
Rasanya legaaaa banget.
Danu boleh bahagia dan dia pantas buat bahagia sama alissa yg mencintainya dg tulus.
Bagus bangett!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 21, 2025
I loved how deep the story was. Full of moral stories about life, friendship, and love for family. I would like to recommend it...
However, I didn't quite like that the author kept writing some unnecessary plot. Moreover, the development from each characters here felt unreal for me. It felt like everything escalated too quickly, and kinda like soap opera tbh._.
However, I didn't quite like that the author kept writing some unnecessary plot. Moreover, the development from each characters here felt unreal for me. It felt like everything escalated too quickly, and kinda like soap opera tbh._.
August 20, 2017
Aku susah payah menyelesaikan baca novel ini, menurutku membosankan dibanding karya kak Agnes Jessica yg lain. Dan drama banget nggak sih isinya? Apa karna bacanya baru sekarang setelah bertahun tahun bukunya terbit?
March 2, 2017
ceritanya bguuuuuuuuus banget n tebal novelnya (gw emng suka novel yg tebal)
December 7, 2017
my first novel
July 10, 2018
Uhfdbhh
March 31, 2020
Review this book so good
March 11, 2022
Good.. amazing story syg GK BS dibaca.. good read payah
June 28, 2022
Life experience. I didn’t like the main character.
January 24, 2013
Main tebak-tebakan, yuk?!
1. Kapan aku pertama baca buku ini?
Salah. Aku baca buku ini waktu masih kelas 6 SD.
2. Kecil-kecil baca novel cinta-cintaan. Dapet dari mana?
Salah lagi. Aku gak beli, kok. Cuma pinjem di perpustakaan keliling yang kebetulan lagi sial ketemu aku, jadi aku langsung pinjem dengan tenggat waktu satu minggu.
3. Dimarahin Mama gak baca kayak ginian?
Nggak :( aku gak tinggal sama Mama soalnya.
4. Ngerti jalan ceritanya?
Jangan ngeremehin aku. Sebelum novel ini, aku udah namatin Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix dalam seminggu dan aku ngerti badai alurnya. I born to read, guys!
5. Siapa aja nama tokohnya?
Gak inget. Cuma tau ada Alisa (entah gimana nulisnya, lupa), terus pasangannya yang jauh lebih tua itu, trus ... trus ... trus ... (jadi tukang parkir, deh!)
6. Adakah adegan-adegan dewasanya?
Ada, dong. Bikin saya tambah penasaran bacanya *eh*. Noh, contohnya waktu si Alisa kissing 2 kali sama 2 cowok berbeda di hari yang sama. Aku sampe harus istighfar puluhan kali demi memohon ampun pada Allah telah membaca adegan di atas batas usiaku waktu itu.
7. Berkesan? Ceritanya klise gak?
Berhubung dulu aku masih belum banyak baca cerita roman, jadi bagi aku Jejak Kupu-Kupu ini amat sangat berkesan. Ide cerita yang dibuat Mbak Agnes benar-benar baru buat aku. Tapi belakangan---setelah aku banyak baca novel roman---cerita seperti ini mendadak biasa. Aku nemu banyak buku yang ceritanya hampir mirip sama novel ini.
Anak orang kaya manja -- orangtuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan -- hutang perusahaan ayahnya banyak, rumah jadi di sita -- si anak terlantar -- hidup susah membuat anak manja jadi dewasa -- orangtuanya tiba-tiba hidup lagi, mereka ngaku pura-pura meninggal supaya si anak gak terlalu badung lagi -- si anak marah, kecewa, sebel udah dibohongin -- lama-lama si anak ngerti -- lalu semuanya bahagia.
Pernah baca novel yang konsepnya mirip-mirip gitu, kan?
Walaupun demikian, novel ini tetap aku tempatkan di urutan dua puluh besar novel favoritku. Biarlah yang lain terinspirasi dari sini, yang penting novel ini original. Justru malah membawa trend baru dalam dunia pernovelan.
Oh ya, ternyata mencintai seseorang yang jauh lebih tua dari kita itu sangat menyakitkan. Aku tengah mengalaminya sekarang. Memendam rasa yang takkan pernah terungkapkan, sekalipun aku ingin.
1. Kapan aku pertama baca buku ini?
Salah. Aku baca buku ini waktu masih kelas 6 SD.
2. Kecil-kecil baca novel cinta-cintaan. Dapet dari mana?
Salah lagi. Aku gak beli, kok. Cuma pinjem di perpustakaan keliling yang kebetulan lagi sial ketemu aku, jadi aku langsung pinjem dengan tenggat waktu satu minggu.
3. Dimarahin Mama gak baca kayak ginian?
Nggak :( aku gak tinggal sama Mama soalnya.
4. Ngerti jalan ceritanya?
Jangan ngeremehin aku. Sebelum novel ini, aku udah namatin Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix dalam seminggu dan aku ngerti badai alurnya. I born to read, guys!
5. Siapa aja nama tokohnya?
Gak inget. Cuma tau ada Alisa (entah gimana nulisnya, lupa), terus pasangannya yang jauh lebih tua itu, trus ... trus ... trus ... (jadi tukang parkir, deh!)
6. Adakah adegan-adegan dewasanya?
Ada, dong. Bikin saya tambah penasaran bacanya *eh*. Noh, contohnya waktu si Alisa kissing 2 kali sama 2 cowok berbeda di hari yang sama. Aku sampe harus istighfar puluhan kali demi memohon ampun pada Allah telah membaca adegan di atas batas usiaku waktu itu.
7. Berkesan? Ceritanya klise gak?
Berhubung dulu aku masih belum banyak baca cerita roman, jadi bagi aku Jejak Kupu-Kupu ini amat sangat berkesan. Ide cerita yang dibuat Mbak Agnes benar-benar baru buat aku. Tapi belakangan---setelah aku banyak baca novel roman---cerita seperti ini mendadak biasa. Aku nemu banyak buku yang ceritanya hampir mirip sama novel ini.
Anak orang kaya manja -- orangtuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan -- hutang perusahaan ayahnya banyak, rumah jadi di sita -- si anak terlantar -- hidup susah membuat anak manja jadi dewasa -- orangtuanya tiba-tiba hidup lagi, mereka ngaku pura-pura meninggal supaya si anak gak terlalu badung lagi -- si anak marah, kecewa, sebel udah dibohongin -- lama-lama si anak ngerti -- lalu semuanya bahagia.
Pernah baca novel yang konsepnya mirip-mirip gitu, kan?
Walaupun demikian, novel ini tetap aku tempatkan di urutan dua puluh besar novel favoritku. Biarlah yang lain terinspirasi dari sini, yang penting novel ini original. Justru malah membawa trend baru dalam dunia pernovelan.
Oh ya, ternyata mencintai seseorang yang jauh lebih tua dari kita itu sangat menyakitkan. Aku tengah mengalaminya sekarang. Memendam rasa yang takkan pernah terungkapkan, sekalipun aku ingin.
March 11, 2022
Frustating but well written book. Really enjoyed and would recommend it.
February 9, 2016
Ini novel tebal kedua Agnes Jessica yang aku baca setelah Di Bawah Temaram Jakarta (dulu aku baca yang edisinya ganti judul, Sandra).
Jejak Kupu-kupu punya aroma yang sama kayak Sandra, agak-agak sinetron--tapi yang elegan. Yang lika-liku alurnya mantap. Yang semua tokohnya kepake(?--bahasanya apa banget). Yang nggak bisa ditebak dan bikin gemes sendiri. Tapi aku ngerasa, baca Jejak Kupu-kupu jauh lebih cepet karena di mataku, konflik utamanya cuma satu, dan dari awal fokusnya ke situ melulu. Terus, tegangnya nggak sampe semerinding Sandra karena, selain konsepnya jaaauh beda, Alissa yang jadi tokoh utama juga nggak terlibat kasus yang serius-serius amat. Apa yang kutebak di awal, jadi beneran di bagian kedua.
Meski gitu, aku tetep jatuh cinta sama tulisan Kak Agnes. Diksinya sederhana, tapi bermakna. Aku ngerasa kebanyakan narasi (tell), dan justru itu yang bikin unik. Pace-nya jadi kerasa cepet plus proporsional. Rasanya nagih dan bikin penasaran berat. Frigging effortless.
Risetnya juga nge-blend. Nggak terkesan menggurui, tapi di saat yang bersamaan, berbobot banget. Kayak, Kak Agnes tuh ngerti segala hal. Sampe adegan sekecil ke rumah sakit pun, kesannya realistis banget dan nggak mengada-ada.
Tokoh-tokohnya juga bergantian muncul sampe akhir, jadi subkonflik yang indah dan nggak gengges. Yang paling sinetron ya Stella sama Catherine, apa banget deh (aku gregetan banget; well, mereka sukses jadi antagonis paling ngeselin).
Ending-nya nggak melenceng jauh dari harapan. Aku nge-ship banyak tokoh, tapi cuma beberapa yang canon (tebak sendiri yang mana :p): Ardy-Alissa, Tony-Cheryl, Winston-Diana, Ella-Budi, Dewi-Eddy, Mega-Ken... yah, kayak shipping-ku pernah canon aja.
P. S.: Aku awalnya mikir Diana itu yang di Three Days Cinderella dan sempat bersyukur karena baca ini belakangan; kalo nggak, bisa-bisa makan spoiler dong. Cuman, pas tahu ending-nya Diana, aku jadi mikir, kayaknya beda orang. :3
Aku juga lebih suka cover-nya yang kupu-kupu di tengah, gede, berlatar ijo. :p
Jejak Kupu-kupu punya aroma yang sama kayak Sandra, agak-agak sinetron--tapi yang elegan. Yang lika-liku alurnya mantap. Yang semua tokohnya kepake(?--bahasanya apa banget). Yang nggak bisa ditebak dan bikin gemes sendiri. Tapi aku ngerasa, baca Jejak Kupu-kupu jauh lebih cepet karena di mataku, konflik utamanya cuma satu, dan dari awal fokusnya ke situ melulu. Terus, tegangnya nggak sampe semerinding Sandra karena, selain konsepnya jaaauh beda, Alissa yang jadi tokoh utama juga nggak terlibat kasus yang serius-serius amat. Apa yang kutebak di awal, jadi beneran di bagian kedua.
Meski gitu, aku tetep jatuh cinta sama tulisan Kak Agnes. Diksinya sederhana, tapi bermakna. Aku ngerasa kebanyakan narasi (tell), dan justru itu yang bikin unik. Pace-nya jadi kerasa cepet plus proporsional. Rasanya nagih dan bikin penasaran berat. Frigging effortless.
Risetnya juga nge-blend. Nggak terkesan menggurui, tapi di saat yang bersamaan, berbobot banget. Kayak, Kak Agnes tuh ngerti segala hal. Sampe adegan sekecil ke rumah sakit pun, kesannya realistis banget dan nggak mengada-ada.
Tokoh-tokohnya juga bergantian muncul sampe akhir, jadi subkonflik yang indah dan nggak gengges. Yang paling sinetron ya Stella sama Catherine, apa banget deh (aku gregetan banget; well, mereka sukses jadi antagonis paling ngeselin).
Ending-nya nggak melenceng jauh dari harapan. Aku nge-ship banyak tokoh, tapi cuma beberapa yang canon (tebak sendiri yang mana :p): Ardy-Alissa, Tony-Cheryl, Winston-Diana, Ella-Budi, Dewi-Eddy, Mega-Ken... yah, kayak shipping-ku pernah canon aja.
P. S.: Aku awalnya mikir Diana itu yang di Three Days Cinderella dan sempat bersyukur karena baca ini belakangan; kalo nggak, bisa-bisa makan spoiler dong. Cuman, pas tahu ending-nya Diana, aku jadi mikir, kayaknya beda orang. :3
Aku juga lebih suka cover-nya yang kupu-kupu di tengah, gede, berlatar ijo. :p
February 11, 2012
Alisa merasa terpukul ketika roda kehidupan memutarbalikkan nasibnya. Dia terbiasa dengan kemewahan tiba-tiba harus menjadi penghuni panti asuhan ketika orangtuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan. Apalagi Danu, pengelola panti yang sebetulnya tampan itu, bersikap sangat dingin dan keras padanya. Pulang malam tidak boleh, pacaran dimarahi, apalagi bersenang-senang dengan gengnya di kafe. Betul-betul menyebalkan. Belum lagi setumpuk tugas di panti yang harus dilakukan sesuai pembagian
Namun, lambat laut Alissa berubah. Dari gadis manja dia menjadi gadis mandiri. Dari yang hanya memikirkan diri sendiri, dia mulai memerhatikan dan menolong kesulitan teman-temannya dipanti. Dari gadis kaya yang boros menjadi gadis yang hemat dan memanfaatkan uang sedikit yang dimilikinya dengan baik.
Tapi perubahan yang besar adalah perasaannya terhadap Danu. Dari benci dia malah mencintai pria itu mati-matian. Dia tidak peduli walaupun umur yang terbetang di antara mereka cukup jauh. Dan Alissa yakin sebetulnya dia tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Tapi, kenapa Danu selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya? Kenapa lelaki itu selalu menarik diri ketika percik-percik kemesraan mulai bermunculan di antara mereka? Dan, yang tidak bisa diterimanya, kenapa lelaki itu malah menikahi Catherine yang tidak dicintainya?
Untuk melupakan lelaki itu, Alissa memilih meneruskan kulaihnya di Singapura. Dan empat tahun kemudian, dia kembali dikejutkan oleh peristiwa yang sama sekali tak diduganya, peristiwa yang membuatnya membenci Danu...
Namun, lambat laut Alissa berubah. Dari gadis manja dia menjadi gadis mandiri. Dari yang hanya memikirkan diri sendiri, dia mulai memerhatikan dan menolong kesulitan teman-temannya dipanti. Dari gadis kaya yang boros menjadi gadis yang hemat dan memanfaatkan uang sedikit yang dimilikinya dengan baik.
Tapi perubahan yang besar adalah perasaannya terhadap Danu. Dari benci dia malah mencintai pria itu mati-matian. Dia tidak peduli walaupun umur yang terbetang di antara mereka cukup jauh. Dan Alissa yakin sebetulnya dia tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Tapi, kenapa Danu selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya? Kenapa lelaki itu selalu menarik diri ketika percik-percik kemesraan mulai bermunculan di antara mereka? Dan, yang tidak bisa diterimanya, kenapa lelaki itu malah menikahi Catherine yang tidak dicintainya?
Untuk melupakan lelaki itu, Alissa memilih meneruskan kulaihnya di Singapura. Dan empat tahun kemudian, dia kembali dikejutkan oleh peristiwa yang sama sekali tak diduganya, peristiwa yang membuatnya membenci Danu...
April 30, 2014
Again, pertama kali membaca novel pas aku masih SMP.
Aku cukup terkesan dengan novel ini, mungkin karena ini adalah novel dewasa kedua yang aku baca setelah Miss Jutek dan juga novel ini cukup tebal ditambah font size pada buku ini bisa dibilang kecil apabila dibandingkan dengan novel teenlit.
Sebenarnya akhir cerita dari Agnes Jessica bisa ditebak sih, karena cerita yang ditulis selalu happy ending.
Hanya saja kita diajak keliling dulu untuk mengetahui konflik apa saja yang dialami para tokoh dalam cerita tersebut.
Dari semua novel karangan Agnes Jessica, Jejak Kupu-Kupu termasuk salah satu novel favorit aku.
Karena sudah terlalu lama, aku jadi lupa konflik apa aja yang terjadi.
Aku hanya ingat kalo orang tua Alisa sebenarnya masih hidup, tetapi demi kebaikan putri mereka, akhirnya mereka bekerja sama dengan Danu untuk menciptakan skenario meninggalnya orang tua Alisa.
4 tahun kemudian, orang tua Alisa hadir dalam acara wisuda Alisa di Singapura.
Alisa jadi membenci Danu yang diam2 menyembunyikan kenyataan tersebut, belum lagi ketika dia sadar ternyata dia telah jatuh cinta kepada lelaki itu.
Dan lelaki itu memilih menikah dengan mantan kekasihnya, wah konflik yang benar2 kompleks.
Aku cukup terkesan dengan novel ini, mungkin karena ini adalah novel dewasa kedua yang aku baca setelah Miss Jutek dan juga novel ini cukup tebal ditambah font size pada buku ini bisa dibilang kecil apabila dibandingkan dengan novel teenlit.
Sebenarnya akhir cerita dari Agnes Jessica bisa ditebak sih, karena cerita yang ditulis selalu happy ending.
Hanya saja kita diajak keliling dulu untuk mengetahui konflik apa saja yang dialami para tokoh dalam cerita tersebut.
Dari semua novel karangan Agnes Jessica, Jejak Kupu-Kupu termasuk salah satu novel favorit aku.
Karena sudah terlalu lama, aku jadi lupa konflik apa aja yang terjadi.
Aku hanya ingat kalo orang tua Alisa sebenarnya masih hidup, tetapi demi kebaikan putri mereka, akhirnya mereka bekerja sama dengan Danu untuk menciptakan skenario meninggalnya orang tua Alisa.
4 tahun kemudian, orang tua Alisa hadir dalam acara wisuda Alisa di Singapura.
Alisa jadi membenci Danu yang diam2 menyembunyikan kenyataan tersebut, belum lagi ketika dia sadar ternyata dia telah jatuh cinta kepada lelaki itu.
Dan lelaki itu memilih menikah dengan mantan kekasihnya, wah konflik yang benar2 kompleks.
August 22, 2016
Agak terlambat memang membaca novel ini, dulu sempat tertarik pas lihat cover dan sinopsis di back cover, tapi baru benar-benar membeli pas pameran buku pertengahan tahun ini ^^
Ide ceritanya bagus, aku suka. Tentang Alissa, gadis remaja yang bandel, semaunya sendiri, suka memboroskan uang, tidak pernah menghargai orang, dan keadaan berbalik 180 derajat ketika suatu hari dikabarkan orang tuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan. Hidupnya langsung berubah drastis, dia harus melepaskan semua atribut "orang kaya" menjadi gadis biasa dibawah perwalian Danu, seorang pengurus Panti Asuhan Kemuning.
Awalnya memang Alissa belum terbiasa, namun kelamaan dia benar-benar berubah layaknya seekor ulat dalam kepompong yang bermetamorfosis menjadi seekor kupu2 yang indah ^^ Dan perubahan itu membawa kesadaran bahwa dia telah jatuh cinta kepada Danu, walinya sendiri. Dan perasaan Alissa tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Namun, Danu berusaha menghindar karena ada rahasia besar dibalik semuanya, yang akhirnya membuat Alissa sangat membencinya.
Dan aku selalu suka dengan gaya Agnes Jessica menulis, karena selalu ada pesan sederhana disetiap novelnya ^^ Nice novel
Ide ceritanya bagus, aku suka. Tentang Alissa, gadis remaja yang bandel, semaunya sendiri, suka memboroskan uang, tidak pernah menghargai orang, dan keadaan berbalik 180 derajat ketika suatu hari dikabarkan orang tuanya meninggal karena kecelakaan. Hidupnya langsung berubah drastis, dia harus melepaskan semua atribut "orang kaya" menjadi gadis biasa dibawah perwalian Danu, seorang pengurus Panti Asuhan Kemuning.
Awalnya memang Alissa belum terbiasa, namun kelamaan dia benar-benar berubah layaknya seekor ulat dalam kepompong yang bermetamorfosis menjadi seekor kupu2 yang indah ^^ Dan perubahan itu membawa kesadaran bahwa dia telah jatuh cinta kepada Danu, walinya sendiri. Dan perasaan Alissa tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Namun, Danu berusaha menghindar karena ada rahasia besar dibalik semuanya, yang akhirnya membuat Alissa sangat membencinya.
Dan aku selalu suka dengan gaya Agnes Jessica menulis, karena selalu ada pesan sederhana disetiap novelnya ^^ Nice novel
October 1, 2010
Sudah berpuluh-puluh kali aku baca buku ini, sejak kelas 7 SMP sampai sekarang. Tapi anehnya, aku tidak pernah bosan. Cerita yang ada sangat mengelitik hatiku, dmana seseorang yang tidak pernah melakukan apa-apa, seseorang yang arogan dan tidak peduli dengan sesamanya, mulai tergerak hatinya setelah tinggal di panti asuhan.
Dari orang yang tidak bisa menghargai uang, waktu, dan orang lain, Alisa mulai memperhatikan sekitarnya, belajar untuk memahami tentang orang lain. Saat itulah dia mulai berubah. Dari seekor ulat jelek, dia akan berubah menjadi kepompong setelah mendapat cukup banyak nutrisi (dalam hal ini adalah pengalaman hidup) dan pada akhirnya akan menjadi seekor kupu-kupu yang cantik.
Cintanya dengan Danu memang sulit, tapi setelah diperjuangkan ternyata bisa juga. Walaupun sangat banyak rintangan menghadang, niscaya.. semua pasti memiliki akhir yang indah!
Dari orang yang tidak bisa menghargai uang, waktu, dan orang lain, Alisa mulai memperhatikan sekitarnya, belajar untuk memahami tentang orang lain. Saat itulah dia mulai berubah. Dari seekor ulat jelek, dia akan berubah menjadi kepompong setelah mendapat cukup banyak nutrisi (dalam hal ini adalah pengalaman hidup) dan pada akhirnya akan menjadi seekor kupu-kupu yang cantik.
Cintanya dengan Danu memang sulit, tapi setelah diperjuangkan ternyata bisa juga. Walaupun sangat banyak rintangan menghadang, niscaya.. semua pasti memiliki akhir yang indah!
March 19, 2014
Lalala~~~ akhirnya setelah sekian lama terpenuhi juga impian saya membaca novel ini dan saya tidak menyesal telah membelanjakan uang harian saya dengan novel pengarang kesukaan saya ini!!! uwaaaa~~~ walau emg udah pasti disetiap cerita agnes jessica pasti punya ... apa ya...beban hidup yang tragis? namun itu memotivasi saya untuk melangkah maju.
ga banyak komen deh... karena novel ini berhasil membuat saya tidak tidur sampai jam segini hanya untuk menyelesaikannya!!!
hal yang paling aq suka dari bagian cerita agnes jessica adalah cinta tidak memandang umur. demi apa sajalah!!! mungkin org" ga suka(mungkin ya) sama pasangan yg umurnya itu terpaut sangat jauh. terkesan gimana gitu... pedofil? kkkkkkkk.... tapi entah kenapa saya malah sangat suka dengan cerita agnes jessica yang seperti ini. rasanya ada manis(?) tersendiri. membuat saya senyam-senyum sendiri membayangkannya... kkkkkk
ga banyak komen deh... karena novel ini berhasil membuat saya tidak tidur sampai jam segini hanya untuk menyelesaikannya!!!
hal yang paling aq suka dari bagian cerita agnes jessica adalah cinta tidak memandang umur. demi apa sajalah!!! mungkin org" ga suka(mungkin ya) sama pasangan yg umurnya itu terpaut sangat jauh. terkesan gimana gitu... pedofil? kkkkkkkk.... tapi entah kenapa saya malah sangat suka dengan cerita agnes jessica yang seperti ini. rasanya ada manis(?) tersendiri. membuat saya senyam-senyum sendiri membayangkannya... kkkkkk
February 27, 2013
Oke emang ketinggalan banget kali ya baru baca ini buku sekarang? Kebetulan kemaren baru beli ini buku dengan cover barunya.. Iya novel ini dan Piano di Kotak Kaca cetak ulang dengan cover baru lagi lho teman-teman ^^ *oke sorry ini jd promosi gini*
Dan yaaa seperti yang sudah2,karya Agnes Jess ini memang selalu bikin gue merasa merinding!! Ciri khas dalam tulisan Agnes itu sudah bisa gue rasain sendiri. AMAZING!!! Seperti cerita ini yang begitu banyak teka-teki,cinta,persahabatan,musuh,membuat cerita ini benar2 sempurna di mata gue. Cara ceritanya pun aat menarik lho,makanya selalu gue bilang kalo karya tante Agnes ini selalu menark di mata gue ^^
Kalo ada yang tanya siapa JK ROWLING indonesia? Dengan tegas gue jawab: AGNES JESSICA ^^
Dan yaaa seperti yang sudah2,karya Agnes Jess ini memang selalu bikin gue merasa merinding!! Ciri khas dalam tulisan Agnes itu sudah bisa gue rasain sendiri. AMAZING!!! Seperti cerita ini yang begitu banyak teka-teki,cinta,persahabatan,musuh,membuat cerita ini benar2 sempurna di mata gue. Cara ceritanya pun aat menarik lho,makanya selalu gue bilang kalo karya tante Agnes ini selalu menark di mata gue ^^
Kalo ada yang tanya siapa JK ROWLING indonesia? Dengan tegas gue jawab: AGNES JESSICA ^^
April 14, 2010
Bercerita tentang Alisa yang suka menghambur-hamburkan uang orang tuanya. Liarnya kebangetan deh. Sampai suatu hari kedua orang tuanya meninggal...
Jujur saja, dulu buku ini sempat menghipnotis saya. Tapi hanya bagian pertama ya. Bagian keduanya itu apa sih, feelnya udah mulai lenyap (apa saya yang bacanya udah pengen cepet-cepet habisin aja?). Ceritanya sendiri sinetron banget, which is typically Agnes Jessica. Entah kenapa ya, saya merasa buku ini punya banyak banget persamaan dengan buku Agnes Jessica yang lain. Tapi so far, saya paling suka yang ini sih
Jujur saja, dulu buku ini sempat menghipnotis saya. Tapi hanya bagian pertama ya. Bagian keduanya itu apa sih, feelnya udah mulai lenyap (apa saya yang bacanya udah pengen cepet-cepet habisin aja?). Ceritanya sendiri sinetron banget, which is typically Agnes Jessica. Entah kenapa ya, saya merasa buku ini punya banyak banget persamaan dengan buku Agnes Jessica yang lain. Tapi so far, saya paling suka yang ini sih
November 15, 2007
It was a good book. I love the way the main character transforms from the spoiled brat kind of girl, into yeah, just an ordinary girl, who cares about others. I also love her journey to find happiness with the man she loves. Although there was a few part in this book that I considered kinda boring, it didn't ruin the book for me (unlike some others book I've read). Two thumbs up for Agnes Jessica!!
January 21, 2013
Ceritanya biasa aja, tentang anak orang kaya yang sombong dan tidak mau di atur lalu terpaksa harus menjalankan berbagai perubahan kehidupannya di panti asuhan. Ada sedih nya juga, ada keselnya juga sama tokoh utamanya.
Dan aku suka dengan tulisan Agnes yang membuat ceritanya mengalir. Seperti menonton film.
Recommended untuk teman yang ingin membaca novel ringan (for light reading pleasure).
Dan aku suka dengan tulisan Agnes yang membuat ceritanya mengalir. Seperti menonton film.
Recommended untuk teman yang ingin membaca novel ringan (for light reading pleasure).
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