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ambi_dexter_writes's review
5.0
I loved this book so much the only regret is that I didn't get a physical copy and so I couldn't experience the braille and have that as a part of the beautiful reading experience this book provides.
lawerner's review
4.0
I've never seen anything like Barokka's work before. It's captivating, experimental, creative, and thrust through with passion. It is a literary, visual, and intellectual experience. The only reason why I haven't given it 5 stars is because only some of the poetry was as riveting to me as the ideas and images.
awallhidayat's review
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
qontfnns's review
4.0
Barokka really has a way with words. Indigenous Species raises environmental, cultural, and political issues centered around deforestation and palm plantation. It's brutal, raw, and beautiful. The poems draw attention to what happens when trees are cut, wastes are ejected, animals are impaled, and children are exposed to toxins during the mostly harmful endeavor. I think it's as important and effective to resist despotism using emotionally evoking media like fiction and poetry like this just as using facts, graphs, and data. It gives a real face to the pain and suffering of especially the most vulnerable affectees. And that's how you bring us feeling creatures to that side.
Can't help comparing this with her Ultimatum Orangutan though, which I ended up liking a bit better. The neon illustrations are rather hyperstimulating, which is intentional, but might be distracting if you originally have a hard time staying focused like me. I don't usually associate those colors with negative emotions so it was a bit dissonant for me, and I didn't get to fully immerse in it. So though I feel for the poetry, it strikes more than it stings. As for UO, I cried from the very first page and throughout (can't even write a review until this moment because I'm just.. speechless). This doesn't take away much from the book tho, still delivers hard.
Can't help comparing this with her Ultimatum Orangutan though, which I ended up liking a bit better. The neon illustrations are rather hyperstimulating, which is intentional, but might be distracting if you originally have a hard time staying focused like me. I don't usually associate those colors with negative emotions so it was a bit dissonant for me, and I didn't get to fully immerse in it. So though I feel for the poetry, it strikes more than it stings. As for UO, I cried from the very first page and throughout (can't even write a review until this moment because I'm just.. speechless). This doesn't take away much from the book tho, still delivers hard.
safaracathasa's review
4.0
This is one of the most important reads for talking about environment. Borneo is one area which kept having forest fire every single year. Apart from that, it is also being deforested so people can plant palm. I'm not saying I understand one hundred percent about environment per se, but I guess the important part of humanity is being forgetted by the have. Many people and animals are forced to move just because their habitat is changed into industrial spaces.
krammedshelf's review
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
— DEFORESTATION
(noun.)
the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
word we've heard a lot but often overlooked, but deforestation causes a massive environmental, cultural, and political issues. reading Indigenous Species talks about how badly deforestation affects indigenous people and animals. membaca buku ini mengingatkan saya dengan segmen Mata Najwa yang berjudul "Menelusuri Ibu Kota Baru" dimana beliau mendengarkan penuturan masyarakat adat asli yang tidak pernah diajak dalam proses pembangunan IKN. have we talked about them enough? about how their forest and land are taken? about endangered animals in Indonesia?
this is a great reading if you'd like to read about deforestation and palm plantation issue in Indonesia. Khairani Barokka is proving that literature and art can be used as a weapon to resist.
(noun.)
the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
word we've heard a lot but often overlooked, but deforestation causes a massive environmental, cultural, and political issues. reading Indigenous Species talks about how badly deforestation affects indigenous people and animals. membaca buku ini mengingatkan saya dengan segmen Mata Najwa yang berjudul "Menelusuri Ibu Kota Baru" dimana beliau mendengarkan penuturan masyarakat adat asli yang tidak pernah diajak dalam proses pembangunan IKN. have we talked about them enough? about how their forest and land are taken? about endangered animals in Indonesia?
this is a great reading if you'd like to read about deforestation and palm plantation issue in Indonesia. Khairani Barokka is proving that literature and art can be used as a weapon to resist.