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Rido Arbain

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Young Adult

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Rido is a writer, not a sweet talker.

He published his debut novel FLIP-FLOP (Elex Media Komputindo, 2015), a duet novel with Ratna Rara.

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Average rating: 3.53 · 95 ratings · 39 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Flip-Flop by Rido Arbain (Goodreads Author), Ratna Rara 3.41 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cerita Gokil Anti-Mainstream di Sekolah by Rido Arbain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sari Widiarti (Contributor), Flazia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	@SeketikaGalau by Ferdinand Rama, Rido Arbain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dui Leonita (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banyak Nama Untuk Satu Cinta by Haya Nufus (Goodreads Author), Deasy Maria (Goodreads Author), Ayu Welirang (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ekspedisi Mencari Cewek Idaman 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kepala Dua 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Laut Bercerita

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Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi

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Rido Arbain rated a book really liked it Mati, Bertahun yang Lalu by Soe Tjen Marching	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Setelah memperoleh piagam penghargaan sebagai karyawan terbaik, seorang perempuan yang bekerja di klinik bedah plastik mengalami kematian secara tiba-tiba di meja kerjanya. Namun, jiwanya enggan pergi dari tubuhnya yang sudah jadi jenazah, dan orang- ...more
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Rido Arbain rated a book really liked it Ziarah by Iwan Simatupang	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sama halnya dengan novel perdananya, Merahnya Merah (1968), Iwan Simatupang kembali mengenalkan tokoh utama tanpa nama yang disebut “tokoh kita” dalam Ziarah (1969). Bedanya, tokoh kita di sini juga dikenalkan sebagai mantan pelukis, yang kemudian me ...more
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Rido Arbain and 1 other person liked Alfin Rizal's review of Hidup Bersama Laut: "Baru sempet buka gooderads dan update bacaan tahun ini setelah berbulan-bulan. Oke, ini buku terbarunya sahabat saya, Safar Nurhan. Rasanya agak mengharukan mengingat perjalanan sebagian naskahnya. Saya pertama kali membaca draft esai-esainya pada pe" Read more of this review »
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Rido Arbain liked Henzi's review of Medium Rare Mom: "Kelar juga menamatkan buku ini setelah lebih dari seminggu—padahal seharusnya ringan. Tokoh utamanya ngeselin, sampai aku gak peduli namanya siapaaa. Bawel, tukang marah-marah, nggak bersyukur, tantruman, fiuh. Hampir reading slump dibuatnya. Untungl" Read more of this review »
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Rido Arbain rated a book really liked it Ziarah by Iwan Simatupang	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sama halnya dengan novel perdananya, Merahnya Merah (1968), Iwan Simatupang kembali mengenalkan tokoh utama tanpa nama yang disebut “tokoh kita” dalam Ziarah (1969). Bedanya, tokoh kita di sini juga dikenalkan sebagai mantan pelukis, yang kemudian me ...more
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Rido Arbain and 3 other people liked Haryadi Yansyah's review of Hai Nak!: " "Hai Nak, Lihatlah ke cermin, dan katakan pada dia yang ada di cermin itu; 'kamu keren, kamu hebat, kamu akan bisa mengatasi hari ini dengan baik, aku sayang kamu.' Have a nice day, Nak." hal.75 Aku agak terlambat mendengar nama besar seorang Bu Reda Gaudiamo" Read more of this review »
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Rido Arbain rated a book really liked it Jakarta Sebelum Pagi by Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ada alasan kenapa judul novel ini Jakarta Sebelum Pagi, tapi itu tidak ada hubungannya dengan estetika subuh—hanya saja jalanan Jakarta memang lebih lengang di kurun waktu tertentu. Itulah alasan kenapa tokoh utama novel ini, Emina (seorang gadis yan ...more
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“Kamu tidak tahu kapan kamu akan dilahirkan, tidak juga berapa lama kamu akan hidup, tapi itu takkan lebih dari beberapa tahun. Yang kamu ketahui hanyalah bahwa, jika kamu memilih untuk hadir di tempat tertentu di dunia ini, kamu juga harus meninggal ...more
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“Terima kasih juga sudah mengajariku bahwa jatuh cinta adalah menjadi diri sendiri.”
― Rido Arbain, Flip-Flop

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“Ada yang pernah bilang, cowok itu selingkuh dengan mata, sedangkan cewek selingkuh dengan hati. Itu kenapa cowok yang selingkuh biasanya kembali, tapi cewek yang selingkuh akhirnya benar-benar pergi.”
― Rido Arbain, Flip-Flop

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“Kalau ingin membuat luluh hati cewek, cowok harus pasang badan paling depan. Jangan takut ditolak, patah hati itu urusan belakangan.”
― Rido Arbain, Flip-Flop

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“Tak ada yang lebih menyakitkan dari kepedihan yang tak bisa ditangiskan.”
― Dewi Lestari

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“There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.”
― Irwin Shaw

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“You should write a book," Ron told Hermione as he cut up his potatoes, "translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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“If you don't like someone's story, write your own.”
― Chinua Achebe

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“There's difference between being dead and dying. We're all dying. Some of us die for ninety years, and some of us die for nineteen. But each morning everyone on this planet wakes up one day closer to their death. Everyone. So living and dying are actually different words for the same thing, if you think about it.”
― Robyn Schneider, Extraordinary Means