I understand why it's one of the most famous classical literature of Indonesia. How he begged and then angry because there wasn't any reply, how friendship was somehow equivalent to love, how he kept going on and on about how unfortunate he was from the beginning until the end. I find Zainudin's letters very difficult to digest. I actually had high hopes for Hayati when the author described she would (probably) bring changes because her name is different than the rest. The background was an intricate tapestry of custom, pride and family ties but I can't find anything to like with the protagonists, namely Zainudin and Hayati. It's one of the most delicate things I've ever encountered. I picked this up because I used to have a friend that worshiped this book, most probably because the ship sunk on her birthday and it was the only book (that was famous) she read at that particular time. I can finish an 800-page book in a day but I took 3 days to finish this. Make the words italic or something to make it easier for the reader to know if the words are on the glossary. I don't like the way they made the glossary. I wish more words are put on the glossary. I just don't agree with him, putting all the blame on Hayati. That after all his achievements, he still felt incomplete without Hayati.
But maybe the author was aiming for a great love story, a guy who genuinely in love with the girl that no matter what happened, after all this time, he still love her. And at the end, he became this great writer, made a lots of contribution, helping others. Sure, who won't be sad when their heart was broken but you got through it. The way I see it, the whole rejection thing has a good effect on Zainuddin. Everything happens for a reason, sometimes you don't see it at that time. The characters are not likeable, in fact the main character, Zainuddin seems pretty depressing almost the whole story. If I take aside the romance, focus on the situation, the mindset of the community - Minangkabau people at that time- I find this a great literature. This story sets around 1930, so readers got the idea about the state of the country at that time. I like the topics mentioned in this story - religion, culture, the difference in social status. Made me wonder the whole time I was reading this, what does the author means by Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck and I didn't know it was literally talking about a sinking ship.
A great title but the thing only happened at the end.
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