Kick

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In fact, Budi knows that on Fridays he won't get anything to eat for dinner, until his father is paid next. A thread that constantly came back in this book was the lesson to follow your dreams and follow them no matter what difficulties lie ahead.

Keputusan tepat MJ— lebih nyaman memanggilnya begitu HEHE— mengeksekusi konfliknya secara perlahan dan menyenangkan, tak ada kesan terburu-buru di bagian manapun, hanya saja karena di puluhan halaman pembuka seperti yang kupaparkan di review sebelumnya— tepatnya penghantar konfliknya bisa kubilang sangat membosankan, karena itu 3.

I have a feeling this will sound pretentious but I do think this could have been pulled off as an adult novel, as oppose to a teenage novel. Two things that I really enjoyed about this book is that it is very beautifully written and that it has a good understanding of how poor people can't just be bad at all things just because they don't have enough money. Masalah seorang pemimpi adalah terkadang dia akan mengalami mimpi buruk— kau hanya harus memastikan mimpi-mimpi buruk itu tidak pernah cukup menakut-nakutimu sehingga kau ingin terbangun dari tidur. Honestly, at first I was reluctant to read this as I am not a football fan, but this book is so much more than a 'football' book.

He and his friends work in a shoe factory where they are beaten if they fail to fill their daily quota.and then it becomes more a story of morals and making the right decisions in life as oppose to the easy decisions. There is also an earthquake in which Budi’s Grandma dies and Rochy’s mother and sisters go missing and are presumed dead. I feel that the themes of this book are really important and that it would be a worthwhile class read!

Whilst I wasn't blown away with what he could do with the writing, what he could do with the story was far more important to me and he nailed that on the head. So the lesson to always spur on with your dreams translates really well into football in that example. In his family is a strain of haemophilia that makes it hard to stop the blood flowing if he gets hurt. Budi learns only later that it was Rochy who stole the boots and passed them on and that he has effectively saved Budi’s skin. KICK" by Mitch Johnson is an amazing, enchanting and breathtaking book, great for any football lover.This book would make an excellent discussion topic for classes, looking at children in other cultures, poverty, exploitation, and even natural disasters. Before his uncle's death, he said to his nephew that he could use it for his life as he knew that Budi wanted to be a professional footballer and this was the lifeline that his uncle had provided for HIM for Budi to fulfil his ambition with his poor chances. Buddi is a really optimistic character, so despite the hardships that he has in his day-to-day life and the emotional journey that this story follows, the general tone of this book is light-hearted and uplifting. The adjectives had me enthralled and at one point when the story was at it's peak, I felt as if I was really there. Walaupun di puluhan halaman pembuka aku merasa bosan dan mulai memupuskan ekspaktasi besarku pada novel ini, tapi akhirnya terjawab dengan munculnya bagian kisah baru dari kehidupan Budi ini.