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jouljet's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, War, Genocide, Violence, and Death
supdankosmos's review
4.0
Human life is so fleeting-but shouldn't we always believe that there is something of enduring value in this life?
My very first Indonesian Literature! Wow.
I'm going to put more books by this author into my never-ending-wishlist.
History and literature, anyone? Yes please.
These are my favorite among 16 stories :
- The History Lesson
- The Mystery of the Town of Ningi (or The Invisible Christmas)
- A tree Outside the Village
- Clandestine
I think the author was trying to give us, the readers, a message through literature, and, I could not help admiring these stories. They are dark indeed (not my kind of book honestly), but I really do appreciate this work! Most of these stories makes me think, what the author was trying to say? what's the meaning of this story? why did the characters have to experience this? The characters in these stories are in deep loss and grief caused by wars. A new perspective, a new way to look into this inscrutable world.
Did not regret a bit of having read it this year yet I genuinely hope I read this book sooner.
Some of my favorite quotes :
"We were people who could no longer feel loss, because loss had become the currency of our lives. We had no more tears to weep for our loss, because even our tears of blood had dried up in a loss that only served to ignite the spirit of our resistance."
"People could appear and vanis, just like that, into the night. There were many people he'd met who'd suddenly vanished and no one could explain where they'd gone.
History isn't just a record of dates and names Florencio. There's history remaining in the grass, or hidden in the wind o tossing behind the waves. History, Florencio, creeps around outside the classroom, and now you'll have to study it."
"The fact was that it wasn't all that easy to teach an understanding of the meaning of spraying bullets."
"Unfortunately, it wasn't always soldiers who were the enemy. Some weren't always armed amd didn't always seem like rebels, but they were just as dangerous."
"How much time does one have on this earth to feel happy?"
My very first Indonesian Literature! Wow.
I'm going to put more books by this author into my never-ending-wishlist.
History and literature, anyone? Yes please.
These are my favorite among 16 stories :
- The History Lesson
- The Mystery of the Town of Ningi (or The Invisible Christmas)
- A tree Outside the Village
- Clandestine
I think the author was trying to give us, the readers, a message through literature, and, I could not help admiring these stories. They are dark indeed (not my kind of book honestly), but I really do appreciate this work! Most of these stories makes me think, what the author was trying to say? what's the meaning of this story? why did the characters have to experience this? The characters in these stories are in deep loss and grief caused by wars. A new perspective, a new way to look into this inscrutable world.
Did not regret a bit of having read it this year yet I genuinely hope I read this book sooner.
Some of my favorite quotes :
"We were people who could no longer feel loss, because loss had become the currency of our lives. We had no more tears to weep for our loss, because even our tears of blood had dried up in a loss that only served to ignite the spirit of our resistance."
"People could appear and vanis, just like that, into the night. There were many people he'd met who'd suddenly vanished and no one could explain where they'd gone.
History isn't just a record of dates and names Florencio. There's history remaining in the grass, or hidden in the wind o tossing behind the waves. History, Florencio, creeps around outside the classroom, and now you'll have to study it."
"The fact was that it wasn't all that easy to teach an understanding of the meaning of spraying bullets."
"Unfortunately, it wasn't always soldiers who were the enemy. Some weren't always armed amd didn't always seem like rebels, but they were just as dangerous."
"How much time does one have on this earth to feel happy?"
dianahincureads's review
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Colonisation
sophie_florence's review against another edition
5.0
I will possibly never be able to put into words my appreciation for this.
omuricemuseum's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hllreka's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
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