![]() ![]() She was a descendant of the Dutch, and already had a length of issues behind her family tree. I’ve known the lengths both human and animal would go to just to survive, and Dewi Ayu becoming a whore just to be able to grab a chance in living a life of luxury to escape the concentration camp is just one story in millions of stories.ĭewi Ayu had a rough history from the start. But she has escaped death, and survived through a war in the Dutch, the Second World war, and Indonesa’s independence. A whore isn’t the perfect “Mary Sue character”, and Dewi Ayu has her flaws. Dewi Ayu is described to be a very beautiful lady at first glance, although she has a lot of wit that comes with the beauty. The story follows the story of Dewi Ayu, a whore–yes, a whore–and how both her and the characters interconnected to her fell into a tragedy. ![]() Nominated for the Man Brooker awards and being a close finalist, this book is both quality and quantity. Beauty is a Wound revolves around the history of Indonesia, with a touch of fantasy. This line has promoted a sense of mystery, and a sense of suspense, and it has propelled me on the book. ![]() Just like Herman Melville’s opening line from Moby Dick, Beauty is a Wound has captured me as a reader right from the very start. “One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty one years.”īeauty is a Wound. ![]()
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