I got it!

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Yippie!!!
I got the book for AU$ 29.95 at Basement Bookstore near Central Station.
That's a bargain. I heard that in Indo it's more expensive.

Don't worry, I won't spoil the ending (as I 've just read Chapter 1).

A.K.
just wanna show off

Comments

dee fathya said…
did ya keep tha change for a chocholate ?
^_
2:14 AM
Primadonna Angela said…
di sini 260 ribu, mala. :) yang penting udah tamat dibaca, hehe. aku malah beli yang children version, nggak suka cover yang adult version.
11:44 PM
retma haripahargio said…
Gak jadi beli Mala. Endingnya gak enak. Huahaha ^_^ Abis gak sesuai ama yg aku pikirin. Mengecewakan. Ya sud lah... jadinya aku gak beli. Hihihi. Mo nerusin Darren Shan ajah, yg masih asyik dibaca.
6:07 AM
ade kumalasari said…
Nino bilang endingnya emang "kacang", hehehe...
Well, I don't like the aftermath part, named his boy as Albus Severus? C'mon...
But it's a children book, anyway. Happy ending like a fairy tale ending is necessary to make everybody happy.
5:19 AM
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