Novel Review

Novel Review

Someone Like You

“Tentang semua yang tak mungkin ku katakan padamu”

Someone Like You is a successful second novel written by Kaka HY. Previously, Kaka has been writing a novel titled "Heaven on Earth". Someone Like You tells of a dream, love, and the struggle to achieve a dream.

Someone Like You tell about a Senior High School girl named Mila. When Mila was only six years old, she is a cheerful child, and easy to get along with others. However, when she was ten years everything changed. After singing contest she turned into a quiet girl and closed to others. On that day, there was a woman suddenly appeared to the front of the stage to the audience in the show to distract them from Mila. The little girl stopped singing. Tha woman is Mila’s father's first wife. She is not received on marriage both Mila’s parent. The woman threw discredit words that should not be worth hearing by a small child. The incident made Mila feel fear. Until she forgot his dream of becoming a singer.

Once, when Mila stepping 12th grade in Senor High School, Mila’s new neighbor named Riki able to turn it into a cheerful child and re-open it to others. Although it is not easy for Riki present, but he always gives motivation to Mila to regain the dream she had forgotten, to become a singer. Because they often met, then the interest arises between them. However, Riki had a relationship with a fellow student, her name is Sarah. Because Riki felt his love hanged by Sarah, Riki finally decided to be friends with her. Then Riki express his feelings to Mila. Before revealing his heart to Mila, Riki give a surprise that brings Mila with her father, because after divorce with Mila's mother they never met each other.

Novel Someone Like You, has a story that is easy to understand. Moreover, in the novel there exist also lessons to be learned that the past is not something that is regrettable. The past is memories, and memories is a lesson.

Besides having advantages, novel Someone Like You also have little flaws like there are some typographical errors. This novel is perfect read by teenagers, because this novel can provide motivation to those who may have a problem in achieving a dream.