Satin Merah – Brahmanto Anindito & Rie Yanti

Anindito, Brahmanto and Rie Yanti. 2010. Satin Merah. Jakarta: GagasMedia.

Rating 3,5 stars
(review in Indonesian, click here)

Nice cover. It goes well for the mood in the story.

Why I read it in the first place?

Honestly? Well, some days ago I went to a book store that was having their fourth anniversary celebration by discounting a massive amount of books. Mostly are books that I have no interest in. But then, my eyes caught something familiar, Satin Merah (Red Satin in English, but this book only available in Indonesian for now). The most amazing part was when I checked the price, it’s JUST Rp 10.000 (something like 1 US dollar!), the actual price was Rp 37.000. I have been eyeing Satin Merah since last year, it was in my will-buy-when-I-have-extra-money-but-I-know-it-won’t-happen list. There’s one thing that made me very curious with this book at first. On the back cover, it tells a glimpse of the story and I thought it was cool. Then there’s this endorsement from fellow Indonesian novelist, Feby Indirani, says, “A theme that’s mostly untouched by writers nowadays.” I never read Feby’s works so I didn’t know how I should feel about her comment. But heck, I already felt very challenged and I couldn’t care less who says what. I thought, “Oh, really?”

Satin Merah – Brahmanto Anindito & Rie Yanti

Anindito,Brahmanto dan Rie Yanti. 2010. Satin Merah. Jakarta: GagasMedia.

Rating 3,5 bintang
(review in English, click here)

Sampul novel Satin Merah yang sesuai dengan mood cerita.

Kenapa saya baca buku ini?

Jujur? Beberapa hari yang lalu saya ke toko buku yang lagi merayakan hari jadinya ke-4 dan mereka buat diskon besar untuk banyak banget buku. Kebanyakan buku yang enggak menarik minat saya. Kemudian tertangkap mata saya, Satin Merah. Yang paling wow-nya waktu lihat harganya Rp 10.000 SAJA (tanpa bermaksud sok kaya). Harga aslinya Rp 37.000. Satin Merah sudah sejak tahun lalu ada di daftar saya, daftar ingin-beli-tapi-pas-duit-lebih-saja. Dari awal tertarik untuk punya dan baca setelah lihat ulasan di sampul belakangnya. Tapi, hanya satu kalimat yang benar-benar bikin saya penasaran sekali, yaitu “Tema yang nyaris tak tersentuh oleh penulis zaman sekarang.” Itu ulasan pendukung untuk Satin Merah dari sesama novelis Indonesia, Feby Indirani. Saya belum pernah baca novel Feby, jadi enggak tahu apakah pendapatnya bisa jadi pegangan, tapi siapapun yang bilang enggak jadi masalah buat saya. Saya sudah terlanjur tertantang, “Ah, masa sebegitunya?”