The Touch by Daniel Keyes

The Touch

by Daniel Keyes

The ultimate 'what if' novel, from the million-copy-bestselling author of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: 'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance ... heartbreaking' Guardian

Karen and Barney Stark should never have married. Childless, uncomfortable and incompatible, their marriage has not been a success, and the lack of a child only makes the tension between them worse. And living their lives to the beat of a fertility clock only adds to the increasingly volatile atmosphere.

When an incident at Barney's workplace causes them both to be unknowingly contaminated with radioactive dust, they also become pariahs - in their neighbourhood and with their families. But things are only going to get worse. Karen discovers she is pregnant and as their closest friends become frightened enemies, the dream of becoming parents turns into a nightmare...

Reviewed by dokie80 on

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pertama2, mau komplen dulu, kualitas bukunya payah, halaman2nya tipis dan lemes :(

ceritanya terlalu suram, seperti hampir semua buku daniel keyes, tapi kali ini bener2 bikin perasaan jadi suram, ga ada perasaan terharu, sedih, excited, lucu, yang ada cuma suram.
sampe tengah2 baca, masih berharap kalau akhirannya bisa 'menyentuh', tapi ternyata ga jg. ini kayak baca koran, berita tentang kecelakaan radioaktif, ditambah cerita kehidupan korban dari kecelakaan itu setelah kejadian, tapi tanpa solusi. akhirannya pun biasa aja. bahkan tuntutan si Barley aja ga jelas gimana akhirnya, sedangkan cerita tentang 'sekte' nya si Myra juga ga jelas untuk apa diceritain. kayaknya ga perlu diceritain juga sama sekali ga akan mempengaruhi jalan cerita.

ok, ceritanya memang nunjukin kalau ada kasus2 seperti itu yang udah dengan mudah dilupakan di dunia. pembaca diajak untuk ikut merasakan efek dari kejadian itu. tujuannya mungkin supaya kita sadar kalau ada kejadian seperti ini di muka bumi, tanpa ada yang sorotin dan peduli benar, dan mulai concern tentang hal itu.

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