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Wanted by Matsuri Hino (Graphic Novel)

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Wanted  By Matsuri Hino English version published by TR Media Entertainment, LLC (2010) Although Matsuri Hino may be better known with the manga MeruPuri and Vampire Knight , I have never read both of them. Wanted is the first of the mangaka’s piece that I have ever read. Wanted takes late 17th century Europe – where corrupted aristocrats and pillaging pirates were abound – as its backdrop. Armeria was an orphan who was blessed with a very beautiful voice. She grew up with a musical troupe and travelled with the group to sing at many wealthy aristocrats’ estates. When she was seven years old, she sung at Governor Lanceman’s mansion and there she met the governor’s nephew Luce. Luce was different from the other aristocrats – including his uncle – who were conceited and corrupted. Luce had a kinder heart and strongly opposed to the unfair treatment of commoners by the aristocrats. Armeria had a crush on Luce because of this. One night, Luce was kidnapped by pirates who planned to plu

Susuk oleh Nizam Zakaria

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Susuk Oleh Nizam Zakaria 299 halaman Diterbitkan oleh Marshall Cavendish (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (2007) Novel ini merupakan adaptasi daripada sebuah filem dengan judul yang sama. Aku sendiri tidak pernah menonton filem Susuk . Tetapi aku pernah membaca reviu filem tersebut dan mendapati kemungkinan terdapat perbezaan antara novel ini dengan filem asalnya. Novel Susuk mengisahkan Soraya, gadis kampung yang baru berhijrah ke Kuala Lumpur dan bekerja sebagai jururawat pelatih. Soraya memang gemar menyanyi dan pernah menyanyikan lagu istimewa untuk para pesakitnya di wad. Ketika zaman persekolahannya dahulu dia mempunyai keinginan menjadi penyanyi kerana gaya hidup yang glamor selain mengangankan pendapatan lumayan yang boleh digunakannya untuk menyara hidup ibu di kampung. Dalam 100 halaman pertama, plot novel ini bergerak perlahan dan hambar. Soraya sentiasa disibukkan dengan aktiviti hariannya sebagai seorang jururawat pelatih dan menjalani kehidupan yang rutin lagi membosankan. Paling bu