A review by lutfiantoalfi
Laut Bercerita by Leila S. Chudori

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I REGRETTED putting off reading this book for so long. I have some issues with the writing (e.g. could be more "show don't tell" imo; repetition of some lines (albeit those lines are the point of the story)) but I cried anyway in the end, which really what matters. A great book to learn more about the authoritarian New Order in 1980s Indonesia and how different (or not) it is from our democracy now.