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Author : Affifudin Omar
Publisher : Buku Fixi, 2011
Pages : 309
Genre : Fiction - Urban, Contemporary
Genre : Fiction - Urban, Contemporary
Bought at : MPH Sunway Pyramid
Price : RM20.00
Dendam means revenge in Malay language. This is one of the "fresh from the oven" novels published by the newly-launched publishing company, Buku Fixi. For those who want to know about Buku Fixi and its urban and contemporary novels, you can refer to this blog that I always go to for surveying interesting reading materials.
Dendam is a life story of Khalil Gibran, a Malay and Muslim billionaire in Malaysia. At a young age, he is already revengeful and his heart is full of hatred for individuals and body of power after his father, a member of an opposition political party was severely wounded and incapacitated by a police officer during an arrest. The story revolves around his life as he grows up and fast becoming richer and powerful in the corporate world, and become a man of power himself. Starting from being a vicious interrogator in the police force, his rise to the top is full of manipulation, cronyism, criminal acts, and womanizing. Khalil can go to the max to get what he wants and to achieve his goal. In between honest and dark business deals, and his conquest of female companions, Khalil is sometimes torn between his sins and his goodwill towards others. At the end, there's a transformation. Will Khalil find salvation? Or will he be lost forever?
On a personal note, I picked this one up for a read because I would like to experience something new. When I read the first few pages, I was undecided whether to continue reading or not, because I felt like reading a simple, common Malay television drama in book form. However, as I put a little bit of faith in this novel and continued reading, I found myself wanting to know more and more, what will become of Khalil Gibran? The story flows smoothly, and easy to digest. At certain points of the story, I came across a few events that are quite familiar with the real events that we may have read in the national newspapers. Perhaps, the author is trying to explain and reveal his thoughts about those national issues that people always talk about on their backs and not able to publicly say it up front. All is possible. Anyway, the story is not so emotionally-laden but also not exactly dry. It still carries a lot of good messages and the style of the ending is satisfying.
And I finished it in one night. Not so much thrills, but I'd say, it's a good read.
On a personal note, I picked this one up for a read because I would like to experience something new. When I read the first few pages, I was undecided whether to continue reading or not, because I felt like reading a simple, common Malay television drama in book form. However, as I put a little bit of faith in this novel and continued reading, I found myself wanting to know more and more, what will become of Khalil Gibran? The story flows smoothly, and easy to digest. At certain points of the story, I came across a few events that are quite familiar with the real events that we may have read in the national newspapers. Perhaps, the author is trying to explain and reveal his thoughts about those national issues that people always talk about on their backs and not able to publicly say it up front. All is possible. Anyway, the story is not so emotionally-laden but also not exactly dry. It still carries a lot of good messages and the style of the ending is satisfying.
And I finished it in one night. Not so much thrills, but I'd say, it's a good read.
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ReplyDeleteTrue. When I started reading DENDAM it was rather a simple story. But as I continue reading, it got more interesting.
You should also read KASINO. it was superb.
Nice review. :)
ReplyDeletethanks all!...i will check out the other novels as well..
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