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Cigarette Girl by Ratih Kumala
3.0

Book is always better than the movie, right?

Well....nope! Not this time!

I admit that I knew the movie first and then I found out that the book is sold in English. While the Netflix series is emotional, the book is ....it's okay, but it's....
The book lacks focus on all characters. The storytelling about the main character [Jeng Yah] is weak.
This book still got three stars from me because it's somewhat enjoyable.