Title: Essay Writing: Eksplorasi Model & Latihan
Author: Otong Setiawan Djuharie
Publisher: Yrama Widya
Year of Publication: 2019
Number of Pages: 192
The book "Essay Writing: Eksplorasi Model & Latihan" is a follow-up work on two previous books entitled "Sentence Writing" and "Paragraph Writing" written by Otong Setiawan Djuharie. This book explains how to write an essay well and develop a paragraph into an essay. Each sub-chapter is discussed in as much detail as possible but is dense and not wordy, making it easier for readers to understand.
This 192-page book can be used as a reference source for anyone who wants to learn how to write an essay well, especially among students. The book contains how a paragraph can be turned into an essay, essay structure and features, essay development, essay development based on essay designation (genre-based essay), writing techniques, and assessment of essay-writing.
In terms of language use, the book "Essay Writing: Eksplorasi Model & Latihan" by Otong Setiawan Djuharie uses simple and easy-to-understand word choices, detailed but concise explanations accompanied by easy-to-understand examples. Not only contains the theory of how to write an essay, this book also provides many exercises that can be done to hone the reader's understanding of what has previously been discussed.
As for the weaknesses of this book, there are still some mistakes in writing a word (grammar wrong), words in foreign languages that are not italicized, words that are repeated so that they give the impression of wasting words, and font changes in text examples, so that for some time it will make readers confused.
Although this book has some weaknesses, it does not weaken the function and benefits of this book. Otong Setiawan Djuharie has poured his ideas, knowledge, time, and experience in writing into this book. Therefore, I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to write an essay because what you need to make an essay is all in this book.