Jokowi: Menuju Cahaya

by Alberthiene Endah

"Saya ingin membangun Indonesia dengan adil. Pembangunan harus menghampiri rakyat di sudut mana pun. Pembangunan yang tak hanya menyejahterakan, tapi juga menyatukan kita..."

Genres: Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2018

About the author

Rr. Alberthiene Endah Kusumawardhani Sutoyo, better known as Alberthiene Endah, is an Indonesian biographer, novelist, and journalist. She is known for her in-depth biographies of Indonesian celebrities, such as Chrisye and Krisdayanti. She has been called "the most sought after biographer in Indonesia.

Reviews

[Lelyana's Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have 7 Presidents in our country so far. And I had never idolized any of them, until this village ordinary common people became my President. He's a very humble person, and he has a patience of a saint, according to all the bullying, and yet, he's still work hard, less talk, and pray for people who hates him so much. Maybe just because, Jokowi left no space for corruption, and he's even never let his children involved in politics, to stay clean.
Reading this, giving me more knowledge about him, and how much he wanted to make this country recognizable for the greatness, not for corruption.
Bless your heart, my idol, Mr. President!

[Anna Elissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A truly charming narrative of a truly special figure! Everyone who knows me personally would agree that I’m a very discerning type of person: I don’t easily declare myself a fan or an admirer of someone/something. So when I picked up this book, it was more out of good-willed curiosity than mere fangirling. But I was immediately captivated by this person, this President of ours. His journey from being a humble small-town carpenter to navigating the nasty sea of Indonesian politics is definitely an enigma. He’s far from perfect, of course, and that is certainly to be expected because he’s human after all! But this is what I’m gonna say: most of the time in this life you feel like God is simply giving out permissions for things to happen; and then there are moments when you witness what it is like when He actually wills something. This Jokowi era, I believe, is one of those moments.

[Astrid Lim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this book made me realized that Jokowi is a great leader, manager and thinker. He is open minded and thinking way ahead of all the previous Presidents combined. He cared about the future and did not afraid to admit that he may not be perfect.

The book is written wonderfully (Alberthiene Endah is in her total element here), although there are some typos and grammar mistakes here and there. I can still hear and feel Jokowi's voice, and that made this book feels even more personal.

My only complaint is Jokowi didn't discuss at least two of my major concerns (I think this is more for political reasons): Palm oil industry, and 212 disaster.

Anyway... overall a really good memoir, especially if you want to know a bit more on "behind the scene stories" of some of Jokowi's famous policies.

[Job Ongkowijoyo · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inspiring book for me. I can learn how a president manage his country. Also, for me Jokowi is one of the best president among all presidents that have govern this country.

[Wisnu Hanafi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sesuai gaya penulisan alberthiene Endah....

[Probo Darono Yakti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini mengungkap sisi humanis dari seorang Joko Widodo. Presiden RI ke-7, mantan Gubernur DKI Jakarta 2012-2014, dan mantan walikota Surakarta 2005-2012. Bukan digambarkan sebagai seorang pejabat dengan berbagai atribut kebesaran yang dikenakan dalam pakaiannya, namun mengenal sebagai sosok yang sederhana yang mencoba menebar manfaat dan inspirasi.

Sebagai seorang yang tidak pernah terpikir menjadi pejabat publik, hingga menapaki karier sebagai politisi dan Presiden, Jokowi mendapat sorotan publik yang luar biasa. Kehadirannya disambut dengan sentimen positif dari masyarakat yang mengelukannya sebagai presiden yang berasal dari rakyat biasa, di mana bantaran Kali Anyar mewarnai sekelumit kisahnya yang pernah tinggal dengan kondisi ekonomi pas-pasan bersama orang tuanya.

Buku ini memiliki sisi positif, dengan ciri khas tulisan Alberthiene Endah yang sebelumnya sudah pernah menulis memoar Jokowi pada saat pencalonan dirinya menjadi Gubernur DKI. Gaya bahasa yang sederhana ini dipadukan dengan koleksi foto-foto eksklusif yang menjadi nilai plus dari buku yang saya secara pribadi menganggap mini-biografi resmi yang diakui Jokowi (karena peluncurannya dihadiri beliau langsung). Kekurangannya, sebagaimana yang saya sampaikan barusan, karena foto dan tulisan cukup berimbang sehingga buku ini galeri foto beserta caption-nya. Akhirnya jika ingin mendalami sosok beliau yang bersahaja, perlu untuk melirik buku lain yang menceritakan masa lalunya misalkan tulisan Gatutkoco Suroso berupa novel dan Domu Ambarita yang menggambarkan sosoknya terdahulu.

[Harry Nugraha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jokowi is the third Indonesian president I really admire after Soekarno and BJ Habibie. This book told the story of his life until he becomes president in his first period. I understand why he really focus in infrastructure, economy, education and health insurance due to his background as a child from a family that has intense survival through poorness. Although he cannot become everybody’s expectation, one thing I am certain is he has set high standard and quality of being president of Indonesia