A review by refrigeratorcool
Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas by Eka Kurniawan

3.0

Don't burn me at the stake for this. I think it's overrated. Shock factor pulls most of the weight here. I'm not a huge fan on how masculinity is defined in this book. It feels very... bioessentialist? I really did not enjoy the first ten pages of cock and ball torture and I failed to empathise with him at all.

The fight scenes were alright. That was its saving grace. But if I have to read another penis penis penis scene that's only in the book for the shock value I think I'm going to hurl. I don't mind sex scenes if they explore the character and how they communicate, but it's all the same. Just rough fucking and fighting. It's meh.