Ratih Dwi Astuti
@erdeaka.bsky.social
book blogger || ENG-ID translator || contemporary and translated fiction enthusiast
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I usually don't like crime fiction whose writing is too flowery to the point that it seems only for effect but damn Tana French is so good.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I usually don't like crime fiction whose writing is too flowery to the point that it seems only for effect but damn Tana French is so good.
Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha is, just like its English title will be, one hell of a book. Social/class issue, gender issue, religious issue all in one, fragmented story that will blow you up. Coming soon in English translation from Europa Edition.
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha is, just like its English title will be, one hell of a book. Social/class issue, gender issue, religious issue all in one, fragmented story that will blow you up. Coming soon in English translation from Europa Edition.
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
#booksky #litfic #IndonesianLiterature
Add My Friends by Hisham Matar so now I have 4 current reads. Too much confidence, as always.
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Add My Friends by Hisham Matar so now I have 4 current reads. Too much confidence, as always.
Plot twist:
I decided to resume reading Pamuk's A Strangeness in My Mind that I started (and DNF-ed) six years ago. Inspired by my retrying Home Remedies after failing in finishing (and loving) it months before.
I decided to resume reading Pamuk's A Strangeness in My Mind that I started (and DNF-ed) six years ago. Inspired by my retrying Home Remedies after failing in finishing (and loving) it months before.
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Plot twist:
I decided to resume reading Pamuk's A Strangeness in My Mind that I started (and DNF-ed) six years ago. Inspired by my retrying Home Remedies after failing in finishing (and loving) it months before.
I decided to resume reading Pamuk's A Strangeness in My Mind that I started (and DNF-ed) six years ago. Inspired by my retrying Home Remedies after failing in finishing (and loving) it months before.
Though it took me almost two months to finish it, I don't regret starting it again for the second time. It's truly fantastic.
4.5/5 ⭐.
#HomeRemedies #XuanJulianaWang
4.5/5 ⭐.
#HomeRemedies #XuanJulianaWang
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Though it took me almost two months to finish it, I don't regret starting it again for the second time. It's truly fantastic.
4.5/5 ⭐.
#HomeRemedies #XuanJulianaWang
4.5/5 ⭐.
#HomeRemedies #XuanJulianaWang
September 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dropped Xuan Juliana Wang's Home Remedies several months ago. Now wanna try and read it again for #ShortStorySeptember hosted by @anzlitlovers.bsky.social . Wish me luck I won't drop it again this time 🤞🏻.
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Dropped Xuan Juliana Wang's Home Remedies several months ago. Now wanna try and read it again for #ShortStorySeptember hosted by @anzlitlovers.bsky.social . Wish me luck I won't drop it again this time 🤞🏻.
IG didn't allow me to post it in full so...
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
IG didn't allow me to post it in full so...
Some #currentreads:
- Sawerigading Datang dari Laut, I always liked Faisal Oddang's writing but maybe not this time 🤷🏻♀️.
- Kairos, finally back to this book after abandoning it for months!
- Let Me Tell You What I Mean, my very first time reading Didion.
#booksky
- Sawerigading Datang dari Laut, I always liked Faisal Oddang's writing but maybe not this time 🤷🏻♀️.
- Kairos, finally back to this book after abandoning it for months!
- Let Me Tell You What I Mean, my very first time reading Didion.
#booksky
July 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Some #currentreads:
- Sawerigading Datang dari Laut, I always liked Faisal Oddang's writing but maybe not this time 🤷🏻♀️.
- Kairos, finally back to this book after abandoning it for months!
- Let Me Tell You What I Mean, my very first time reading Didion.
#booksky
- Sawerigading Datang dari Laut, I always liked Faisal Oddang's writing but maybe not this time 🤷🏻♀️.
- Kairos, finally back to this book after abandoning it for months!
- Let Me Tell You What I Mean, my very first time reading Didion.
#booksky
Been on my shelf for ages and am currently reading it. Quite fascinating so far, except for its sexist voice.
#RumahKopiSingaTertawa #YusiAviantoPareanom #IndonesianLiterature #booksky
#RumahKopiSingaTertawa #YusiAviantoPareanom #IndonesianLiterature #booksky
March 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Been on my shelf for ages and am currently reading it. Quite fascinating so far, except for its sexist voice.
#RumahKopiSingaTertawa #YusiAviantoPareanom #IndonesianLiterature #booksky
#RumahKopiSingaTertawa #YusiAviantoPareanom #IndonesianLiterature #booksky
Since I already put Nora by Nuala O'Connor on my 25 for 2025 book selection list, might as well read it for this March's Reading Ireland. I'll try my best to finish it in the middle of my other current reads 🤞🏻.
#ReadingIrelandMonth25 #booksky
#ReadingIrelandMonth25 #booksky
February 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Since I already put Nora by Nuala O'Connor on my 25 for 2025 book selection list, might as well read it for this March's Reading Ireland. I'll try my best to finish it in the middle of my other current reads 🤞🏻.
#ReadingIrelandMonth25 #booksky
#ReadingIrelandMonth25 #booksky
Years after The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, finally picking up McCullers again. This time The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories. Only a few pages in and already sure I'm gonna like it.
February 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Years after The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, finally picking up McCullers again. This time The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories. Only a few pages in and already sure I'm gonna like it.
The third book (excluding manhua) I read this year. Paling suka Obat Mujarab karya Mo Yan. Di tengah revolusi, semua orang memikirkan diri sendiri.
February 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The third book (excluding manhua) I read this year. Paling suka Obat Mujarab karya Mo Yan. Di tengah revolusi, semua orang memikirkan diri sendiri.
First time reading Gabo...
January 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
First time reading Gabo...
The second book I finished this year.
At the end (NOT of the road), who's the coward and who's the brave one?
#JalanTakAdaUjung #MochtarLubis #IndonesianLiterature
At the end (NOT of the road), who's the coward and who's the brave one?
#JalanTakAdaUjung #MochtarLubis #IndonesianLiterature
January 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The second book I finished this year.
At the end (NOT of the road), who's the coward and who's the brave one?
#JalanTakAdaUjung #MochtarLubis #IndonesianLiterature
At the end (NOT of the road), who's the coward and who's the brave one?
#JalanTakAdaUjung #MochtarLubis #IndonesianLiterature
In light of the newest movie adaptation by the renowned director Tsui Hark coming on Lunar New Year, let's take a look at an old TV series version of #TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes #射雕英雄传 8 years ago. Not the best, but pretty fun.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In light of the newest movie adaptation by the renowned director Tsui Hark coming on Lunar New Year, let's take a look at an old TV series version of #TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes #射雕英雄传 8 years ago. Not the best, but pretty fun.
booklypurple.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/s...
booklypurple.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/s...
The very first book I finished in 2025 (I cheat, I know 🤷🏻) and I don't know how to exactly describe it. It seems calm but there are ripples underneath it, it's sad but horrifying, it doesn't give any impressions other than dark and gritty, and leaves you empty.
#WinterInSokcho
#WinterInSokcho
January 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The very first book I finished in 2025 (I cheat, I know 🤷🏻) and I don't know how to exactly describe it. It seems calm but there are ripples underneath it, it's sad but horrifying, it doesn't give any impressions other than dark and gritty, and leaves you empty.
#WinterInSokcho
#WinterInSokcho
Falling in love with Elizabeth Strout again. Haven't read anything by her since Olive Kitteridge (which is one of my favorite books ever), and now am immersing myself in The Burgess Boys. Some people say it's not her best, but to me, her writing is as piercing as ever.
#currentlyreading #booksky
#currentlyreading #booksky
December 26, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Falling in love with Elizabeth Strout again. Haven't read anything by her since Olive Kitteridge (which is one of my favorite books ever), and now am immersing myself in The Burgess Boys. Some people say it's not her best, but to me, her writing is as piercing as ever.
#currentlyreading #booksky
#currentlyreading #booksky
Hooked by this book. Captivating right from the very first page.
#WinterInSokcho #ElisaShuaDusapin #translatedfiction
#WinterInSokcho #ElisaShuaDusapin #translatedfiction
December 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Hooked by this book. Captivating right from the very first page.
#WinterInSokcho #ElisaShuaDusapin #translatedfiction
#WinterInSokcho #ElisaShuaDusapin #translatedfiction
Currently reading #JalanTakAdaUjung #RoadWithNoEnd by Mochtar Lubis. Chapter one and right into the battle, random shootings, dead bodies and all that. Fascinating read, though in a grim theme and tone.
December 13, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Currently reading #JalanTakAdaUjung #RoadWithNoEnd by Mochtar Lubis. Chapter one and right into the battle, random shootings, dead bodies and all that. Fascinating read, though in a grim theme and tone.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 20
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 20
December 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 20
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 19
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 19
December 9, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 19
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 19