4.02 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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renpuspita's review

4.0
challenging emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Suka dengan gaya tulis & penceritaan Iksaka Banu. Bakal nyari buku - buku beliau yang lain. Sayangnya karena ini cerpen, banyak yang endingnya gantung. 

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lovergotmad's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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perkedel's review

5.0
adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

sejauh aku baca buku genre historical fiction Indonesia, baru kali ini baca yg POV orang dari bangsa penjajah.

Kumpulan cerpen yang mengangkat tema perjuangan, pemerintahan Belanda, penyebaran wabah, dll.

Beberapa part yang menarik untuk dibaca versiku:

1. Variola: tentang penyebaran sebuah wabah variola (cacar air) yang dialami oleh warga Bali. Hal ini menimbulkan kepanikan bagi Belanda dalam mencari vaksin. Beberapa vaksin tersedia di Batavia, namun tidak memungkinkan dikirim melalui kapal karena akan menimbulkan penyebaran wabah. Dari situlah muncul teori tentang agama, medis, hingga kemanusiaan dalam memutuskan tindakan pencegahan yang akan diambil.

2. Kutukan Lara Ireng: tentang perdagangan opium yang dilakukan pemerintah Hindia Belanda untuk dijual lagi sebagai pertambahan kas negara.

3. Nieke de Flinder: tentang tokoh politik yang punya skandal pelacuran kelas atas, namun ia selalu bebas dari penangkapan berita miring karena punya power melalui saham Spiegel dan punya citra yang baik di kalangan bumiputera.
dark informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional informative medium-paced