misspalah's review

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3.0

Dia menangis meraung. Tak sepatah kata keluar daripada mulut. Tak apa mama, sakit sekejap saja. Anis dah mati. Lepas ini mama takkan rasa sakit lagi. Anis tak tendang-tendang lagi perut mama. Oleh kerana jeritan histeria mama, Abah pun terjaga. Dia terkejut apa yang Hamzah buat lalu dia cepat-cepat menangkap tangan Hamzah. Dia tarik pisau itu dan menggenggamnya penuh erat. matanya tak lepas memandang Hamzah. Suara abah terketar-ketar.
"HAMZAH, KAU BUAT APA SETAN?"
Darah akhirnya habis mengalir dan muka mama pucat. Dia pengsan. Abah pula kelihatan kusut dan susut. Abah cepat-cepat telefon ambulans. Dalam 10 minit ambulans akan sampai. Tapi abah tahu, memang takkan sempat. Semuanya dah terlambat. Dan bila polis-polis datang dengan baju biru mereka, mereka bawa Hamzah jumpa doktor sakit jiwa. Mereka kata Hamzah sakit jiwa.
- Hamzah Tak Nak Mama Sakit by Johan Radzi (Kontrol Histeria)
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A twisted tales of murder, revenge, massacre, torture and mutilation. I was not fan of rape which i found quite few in this collection unfortunately. I think i made it clear from my other book reviews. You can write good story without putting rape in it at least from my perspective. Majority of it is very predictable but once in a while there’s some stories that stood out because it was distinctive. The length consistency is quite an issue for me as there are some stories that only have 1 page in total. When you are about to enjoy the writing, suddenly it ended abruptly. Overall, i finished this in one sitting. Will i recommend this? sure if you wanted to try different genre. However, if you love gore and blood, you may not enjoy this much as chances are you may have read these kind of stories elsewhere.
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My Rating : 3/5

mobyskine's review

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3.0

Seperti membuat lawatan ke hospital yang dihuni manusia-manusia dengan attitude maha transgresif. Tidak ada yang menakutkan, cuma jijik dan meloyakan.

Sebab ini buku kumpulan cerita jadi saya belek saja mana-mana cerita untuk dibaca dulu. Saya mula dengan Hik Hik Hik, dan saya 'menyesal'.

Huhuhu.
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