Resepsi Estetis Pembaca Terhadap Novel Supernova Karya Dee

The general aim of this study is to describe reader reception to the novel Supernova. Research method used in this study is qualitative method because this method is appropriate with the characteristics of this research which produces written data from its study subject. The method used is of open and retrospective type. The data are from the novel Supernova with the main data taken from written documents from literary critics and general readers that have been published in the internet. The findings of this research indicate, firstly, that the readers are varying; they consists of 79 readers with the majority educational background of senior high school and college. In terms of profession, more come from vocational field than from academic field. The novel Supernova are more highly received by the readers with senior high school and college background with the work in vocational field. Secondly, it is found that the textual aspect of the novel pertaining to the scientific topic is the part that gets most of the receptions from the readers. This has some impact on the reception of the other elements of the novel like characters which is said to be not so much refined, the plot to leap up and down, and the language to be delicate and difficult to understand.