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| 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?”