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| Indonesian version in Gold Edition, 2011. |
Gaarder,
Jostein. 2011. Gadis Jeruk. Jakarta:
Penerbit Mizan.
Why I read it in the first place?
I wanted to
read The Orange Girl because I haven't been able to finished Gaarder’s
masterpiece YET, the famous Sophie’s World. Yes, I know that’s one of some great books out
there (or so I’ve been told), but somehow, for unknown reason, I got stuck in
the middle (please, it wasn’t even middle yet). After a long break, I didn’t
have it in me to continue my journey in Sophie’s World. Maybe, it just wasn’t
my time to read Sophie’s World. So, when I saw The Orange Girl last year, was
sitting neatly in bookstore’s shelf, I instantly bought it, I even didn’t
bother to read the review in the back cover. One, because I still didn’t want
to give up on Gaarder. Like most people, I’m kind of reader that picks book majorly
based on its author. Let’s say I’m in love with Inferno (which I totally will!
I DON’T HAVE IT YET BUT I DESPERATELY WANT IT!!!), then I automatically will
expect the same greatness from other Dan Brown’s works. I guess this is the
biggest challenge for a best-selling writer, don’t you think? To keep up or, at
least, stay put on standard they’ve made. Two, because The Orange Girl is WAY
thinner than Sophie’s World. I expected The Orange Girl to be just like
Sophie’s World, talks about philosophy. And I thought this would be a nice
get-to-know Gaarder’s works instead of reading the ‘big girl’ right away. The
Orange Girl contains less than three hundred pages. I thought, “I can make it
through if I push myself enough.” But, little things I knew, I didn’t need a
lot of pushing.

