CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW

SUPPORTING LECTURE : Esa Setiana SE., MSi.,Ak., CA

BUSINESS ENGLISH

Arranged by : Group 2

SElsa Amelia Lumbanraja ( 7202520006 )

GomgomSitungkir ( 7202520008 )

Mario Pakpahan ( 7203220001 )

Lestari Hosana ( 7203220003 )

Alexander V Tarigan ( 7203220004 )

Nadia Annisa ( 7203220006 )

Michelle Vania ( 7203220007 )

Nur Indah Qur'aini ( 7203220011 )

Novita Sari Hutajulu ( 7203220014 )

ACCOUNTING MAJOR

FACULITY OF ECONOMICS

MEDAN STATE UNIVERSITY

2020
 PREFACE
Praise and gratitude the writer ascribes to god the almighty who has
given his grace, his life and his grace and his health sustenance so as to
bring the Critical Book Report to completion: "Si Anak Badai". It was
meticulously organized and received the help of numerous others and thus
facilitated the production of this scientific text. To that end we also give many
thousands of thanks to those who helped and contributed to this writing.AndI
would like to say thank you to Ma’am EsaSetiana SE., MSi.,Ak., CA as the
lecturer that always teaches us and give much knowledge about how to
practice English well.

We realized that this task of CBR was far from perfect. If there are
many flaws and errors in this assignment, we apologize for our real
knowledge and understanding and therefore look forward to constructive
criticism and advice from our reader to complete our task. We hope that the
task of the CBR will be helpful to everyone who reads it. Thank you for your
attention.

Medan, October 6th, 2020

Group 2

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE .........................................................................................................i

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................ii

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY...........................................................................1

A. Background ................................................................................1

B. Aim .............................................................................................1

C. Formulation of the Problem.........................................................2

CHAPTER II DISCUSSION ...........................................................................3

A. Book Indentity.......................................................................3,4

B. Book Summary.........................................................................5,6

C. The Advantages and Deficiency of Books .............................6

CHAPTER III CLOSING ................................................................................7

A. Conclusion ..................................................................................7

B. Suggestion ..................................................................................7

REFERENCES ................................................................................................8

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 CHAPTER I PLELIMINARY
A. Background
A critical book report is a report that aims to find out the contents of the
book, but focuses more on our evaluation (explanation, interpretation, and
analysis) of the strengths and weaknesses of the book, what is interesting
about the book and how the book's contents can affect our way of thinking
and add to our understanding of a particular field of study. So that the
critical book report is a process carried out to find the strengths and
weaknesses of the book. Here we will review a fictional novel entitled "The
Storm Boy" by Tere Liye. Every book that is made by a certain author has
its own advantages and disadvantages. We can find out the feasibility of a
book if we do a review of the book. A book with more dominant
advantages than its disadvantages means that this book is suitable to be
used and used as a source of reading and general knowledge for the
general public.
Often times we are confused about choosing a reference novel for us
to read and understand. Sometimes we choose a novel, but it doesn't
satisfy our hearts. For example, in terms of language analysis and writing
style. Therefore, we will review a fictional novel to make it easier for
readers to choose the right novel reference.
B. Aim
 Give a brief description of the story of a novel to other people who will
read it.
 Helping other readers about the strengths and weaknesses of the
novels they want to read.
 Provide input to the author of the book in the form of criticism and
suggestions on how to write, the content and substance of the book.

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 C. Formulation of the problem
What are the weaknesses and strengths of TereLiye's book entitled "The
Child of the Storm”

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 CHAPTER II DISCUSSION
A.Book Indentity
 Title : Si Anak Badai

 Author : Tere Liye

 Co-Author : Sarippudin

 Editor : Ahmad Rivai

 Cover : Resoluzy

 Layout : Alfian

 Publisher : Republika Penerbit

 Publication Year : 2019

 Print : First, Agust 2019

 Number of pages : iv + 318

 ISBN : 978-602-5734-93-9

 Dimensions : 13,520,5 cm

 Weight : 359 gram

 Price : IDR.70.000

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B. Book Summary
The novel Si Anak Badai by TereLiye tells the story of a boy named
Zaenal or often called Za who comes from Muara Manowa village. He and is
friends are trying to defend their hometown which is about to be evicted
because a port will be built. Why is it called "The Storm Boy"? This is because
their lives cannot be separated from the sea, the nickname comes when they
go to sea to catch skipjack tuna, now in the middle of the high seas suddenly
a storm hits their ship, Za and his friend Ode were even almost dragged by
the storm but were finally able to save themselves and came the nickname
"The Storm Boy" for their gang.

Za is the son of a sub-district employee named Zul, his mother Fatma

is just a housewife who works as a tailor. Za has 2 younger siblings named
Fatahillah and Thiyah. This family life deserves to be used as a role model in
today's family where assertiveness is needed in educating children but there
should be no violence, for example, like Mamak when giving orders to Za and
Fat to measure WakSidiq's clothes, initially they refused but Mamak with a
firm and serious speech was able to her two sons to comply. In addition, this
family also teaches how to appreciate Mamak or mother as people who have
many services in a family, whose duties can be multiple but can be done
without the slightest complaint, such as washing clothes, ironing, cooking,
washing dishes, cleaning the house, and Mamak is still able to do it. to earn
extra money by sewing.

At first, life in Manowa village was fine, then an envoy who admitted
that he was from the province brought news that he would build a port in their
village, obviously the villagers refused. Even though the residents were
initially given the lure of a new place to live, they still refused. It was the
captain who was considered a village elder who dared to voice his refusal to
make the provincial envoy go home with a heart that was both upset and
revenge. The problem got even more complicated when the captain suddenly
ordered an arrest because of a case involving him in the past.

When it was difficult without the Captain as the village elder, the
residents could only surrender to the fact that their residence would soon be
evicted.

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 Even when the only school in the village was torn down, no one was
able to do much, making the children cry because their school was evicted.
But not for the "The Stormy Child" gang, they were trying to find a way to
thwart the plan to build the port. Until finally, with the solidarity and burning
enthusiasm of the four of them, they were able to bring evidence that could
save their village from eviction.

C. The advantages and Deficiency of Books

Advantages

Many things are the advantages of this novel. First, the plot is not
easy to predict. Second, the characters of each character are described
in an extraordinary way. Each character has their own characteristics and
strengths.

Third, from the contents of the story itself. Many things can be used
as lessons from the contents of the story in this novel. About the love of
parents, especially mothers, about the simplicity of a family, about a
sense of friendliness and high cohesiveness, like to help help and even
though they sometimes fight but they don't hold grudges and there are
many more lessons in each paragraph.

Deficiency

Tere Liye is always able to make her works look flawless, including
in the novel Si Anak Storm. But when I first read this novel, I thought that
this novel was not as interesting as the other Nusantara Children Series. I
don't know, or maybe it was my bad mood at that time, haha. But after
reaching the end of chapter 3 I started to find the "gong" of this book. In
fact, I immediately thought that I should finish reading this book in one
sitting. The first drawback was overcome.

The next drawback is technical. There is one typo that I found in this
book. It's on page 229 “ kali ini mereka tidak sibuk mengolok ku,
melalinkan...”.

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 CHAPTER III CLOSING
A. Conclusion
The novel Si AnakBadai is suitable for all ages to read, because it
contains life values such as:
 Dutiful to parents
 To be responsible
 Forgiveness
 Mutual cooperation
 The importance of friendship
 Be honest
 Be brave because you are right
 Confidence
 Confronting strength with tenderness
 And so forth

With a fun storyline, easy grammar and exemplary value positive,

this book is highly recommended for families in this era. The way of
writing some of the satire is also quite teasing the top officials in this
country about the timeliness: "His name is also an important guest, it
must be late. If he has come a long time ago, it doesn't matter”(page 80).
As for the intelligence of government people who are misused and are
pro to group and personal interests only for the sake of money and
power, not the interests of the people.

B. Suggestion
Si Anak Badai is suitable for reading all ages, whether still children,
adolescents and adults, so that our insights and views are more open to
things that are likely to happen in our country. The spirit of struggle,
solidarity, clever tactics, determination, and aspirations of these children
can be used as examples and role models for the children of the
archipelago today.
With its fun storyline, easy grammar and positive exemplary value,
this book is highly recommended as a reference for today's family
reading. An alternative for children to replace excessive interaction with
electronic devices.
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 REFERENCES
Tereliye,2019.Si Anak Badai.Jakarta,Gramedia.