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Not a Virgin by Nuril Basri

abhineet97's review against another edition

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The story is solid, but the writing seemed weak. I’m guessing that's because, since this was translated from Indonesian, a lot of the depth of the source text got lost in translation.

Because of the poor prose, I was expecting Nural to be something akin to Chetan Bhagat, but now, after finishing this book, I believe that he’s in the same league as Khaled Hosseini.

freddie's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5/5 A compulsive read. Fast-paced. The main characters are sufficiently layered and nuanced. Wonderful bittersweet ending.

misspalah's review

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5.0

Oskar once told me that i was his best friend, that Paris was my best friend and that yusuf was our best mutual friend. But if it is in the stars and if our wings which were ripped apart that fateful night can somehow be healed maybe one day we will be able to fly to a nest we can share together.
- Not a virgin by Nuril Basri.
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This is such a fun book to read. Its been ages since i read a book that can make me chuckle many times throughout the book. Although originally the reason i picked this book mainly due to the title ‘Not a virgin’

redheadreading's review

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

mmis17's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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danielledestiny's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

nura_aziz's review against another edition

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3.0

3.75 bintang

Extra points sebab ini adalah nukilan Nuril Basri.

Saya bahkan mahu memberi 4 bintang tapi hati saya masih berbelah bahagi.

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11 Jun 2017

DOSA berkisar tentang perjalanan hidup 4 anak muda yang menginjak dewasa. Mereka dipertemukan secara kebetulan, namun masih mampu untuk menjalinkan satu hubungan persahabatan yang agak utuh.

Benar, tindakan dan keputusan yang mereka ambil adalah bukan jalan yang sebaiknya. Tapi bagi mereka, ketika itu, itulah sebaik-baik keputusan. Masing-masing punya sebab tersendiri untuk terus berada di jalan itu. Dalam fikiran mereka, walaupun apa yang dibuat itu berdosa, tapi kan masih muda usianya. Nanti-nanti kan boleh taubat dan 'kembali menjadi baik'.

Tapi adakah kamu tahu berapa panjang umurmu? Sempatkah hendak memohon ampun dan bertaubat?

Teringat kata-kata ini :
The man who decided to change on the 12th hour died on the 11th.
- Contengan Jalanan, Hlovate


Sangat menakutkan dan terlalu merugikan jika ini yang terjadi.

Sedar atau tidak, kisah ini menggambarkan pemikiran kebanyakan anak muda di mana-mana sahaja. Walaupun cerita ini berlatarkan Indonesia (ya, penulisnya adalah orang Indonesia, apa yang peliknya) tetapi kisah ini boleh sahaja ditukar latarnya ke Malaysia, atau Singapura, malahan Amerika sekalipun. Ini adalah hal universal, bukan sebab 'dikongkong' oleh suruhan agama (Islam khususnya).

Waktu remaja adalah waktu di mana anak-anak kecil baru membuka mata. Waktu memberontak, kerana kononnya telah besar dan boleh berfikir sendiri. Tanpa didikan dan asas yang kukuh, ramai yang lemas. Yang telah diberikan pendidikan yang secukupnya juga masih mampu dihanyutkan.


ps - ketika membaca buku ini saya merasakan situasi yang dialami oleh Ricky seolah-olah seperti Kyon dalam The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

holaola's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

competencefantasy's review

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4.0

It is most certainly a different subset of queer culture than I am familiar with so there's stuff I have no basis to judge. Also it feels to me like the pace goes way up in the last few chapters.
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