Title: Refrain

Author : Winna Efendi

Publisher: Gagas Media

Year of publication: 2009

Number of pages: 318 pages

 The story is about a friendship between a boy and a girl. As we

know that there is not a perfect friendship in the world. But,
there is only people who try to keep it.
They are Nata and Niki, two people who have been a bestfriend
since they’re child. House adjoining and same school make them
can not be separated. When they’re in high school Nata falls in
love with Niki, but someone else appears between them. She is
Annelise a student from New York who moved with her mother
to Indonesia. After several month, Annelise has a crush on
Nata, and at that time Oliver a captain of basket team at their
school has a crush on Niki and he makes Niki feels interested
to him with his attitude.
The point of this novel is telling about love that will be back in
where it should be.

 Excess
In this novel, the story that has presented is very interesting.
This is telling about a friendship that usually occur in
adolescent. the author makes a title that make the readers
feel curious about the story, and also in every chapter that is
always used “wish......”
 Weakness
Some words in the story used a language that is difficult to
understand.

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