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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Desk and Lampshade gotta be some of the best cat names I’ve ever heard.
Also I desperately want to see a film adaptation of this a24 I’m looking at u
Also I desperately want to see a film adaptation of this a24 I’m looking at u
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
Actual rating: 4,5
The Plotters sering seliweran di timeline, entah di media sosial atau lokapasar. Premis dan sinopsisnya menarik; seorang pembunuh bayaran bernama Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Singkat, jelas, dan padat. Sukses mancing rasa penasaran lalu dapat kesempatan baca gratis (thanks to Rakata), tuntaslah semua rasa penasarannya.
Narasi yang dibawakan nggak terlalu muluk. Memang, kesannya banyak metafora dan agak bling-bling, tapi sama sekali nggak menyulitkan pembaca buat paham artinya. Reseng yang dibesarkan di perpustakaan punya ilmu yang luas. Keterampilannya sebagai pembunuh bayaran yang punya nama nggak muncul hanya karena dia adalah tokoh utama.
Seperti yang kusebut di awal, Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Dari permintaan yang masuk, lalu berlanjut ke si perencana, si makelar, berakhir di eksekutor. Reseng sendiri sebagai eksekutor. Sebelum menjalankan misi, sudah ada tas dari si perencana yang isinya alat dan bahan untuk membunuh sasaran.
Yang paling bikin merinding adalah si pembunuh bayaran atau bahkan kontraktornya bisa aja jadi korban. Kalau memang sudah waktunya disingkirkan. Mungkin karena dulu banyak menonoton drama Korea bergenre thriller, suasana dan motif yang ada di buku ini nggak lagi asing buatku. Siklus si pemburu yang ganti diburu juga rasanya sudah jadi semacam hal lumrah. Tapi, meski merasa siklus ini biasa dalam bisnis semacam ini, tetap ikut frustrasi dengan usaha Reseng mencari apa dan kenapa ekornya diburu.
Novel ini dari ilustrasi sampul dan mood cerita yang dibangun sukses membuat nuansa "gelap"-nya terasa pekat. Dunia bawah dan bisnis "menyingkirkan" semacam ini memang nggak common dibahas.
Bintangnya nggak bisa penuh karena ending-nya entah kenapa kurang nendang bagiku. Walaupun, kalau diangkat jadi film (kalau series malah ragu ending-nya nggak diubah) ending begini kayak biasa banget. After effect-nya memang ... hampa.
Terus, ini TMI, TP jadi progres Roro Jonggrang-ku selama jadi pembaca fiksi aktif. Maksudku, halaman di buku ini nggak kurang dari 200 dan selesai dengan waktu kurang dari 24 jam itu prestasi banget. Pokoknya, thanks to Rakata!
The Plotters sering seliweran di timeline, entah di media sosial atau lokapasar. Premis dan sinopsisnya menarik; seorang pembunuh bayaran bernama Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Singkat, jelas, dan padat. Sukses mancing rasa penasaran lalu dapat kesempatan baca gratis (thanks to Rakata), tuntaslah semua rasa penasarannya.
Narasi yang dibawakan nggak terlalu muluk. Memang, kesannya banyak metafora dan agak bling-bling, tapi sama sekali nggak menyulitkan pembaca buat paham artinya. Reseng yang dibesarkan di perpustakaan punya ilmu yang luas. Keterampilannya sebagai pembunuh bayaran yang punya nama nggak muncul hanya karena dia adalah tokoh utama.
Seperti yang kusebut di awal, Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Dari permintaan yang masuk, lalu berlanjut ke si perencana, si makelar, berakhir di eksekutor. Reseng sendiri sebagai eksekutor. Sebelum menjalankan misi, sudah ada tas dari si perencana yang isinya alat dan bahan untuk membunuh sasaran.
Yang paling bikin merinding adalah si pembunuh bayaran atau bahkan kontraktornya bisa aja jadi korban. Kalau memang sudah waktunya disingkirkan. Mungkin karena dulu banyak menonoton drama Korea bergenre thriller, suasana dan motif yang ada di buku ini nggak lagi asing buatku. Siklus si pemburu yang ganti diburu juga rasanya sudah jadi semacam hal lumrah. Tapi, meski merasa siklus ini biasa dalam bisnis semacam ini, tetap ikut frustrasi dengan usaha Reseng mencari apa dan kenapa ekornya diburu.
Novel ini dari ilustrasi sampul dan mood cerita yang dibangun sukses membuat nuansa "gelap"-nya terasa pekat. Dunia bawah dan bisnis "menyingkirkan" semacam ini memang nggak common dibahas.
Bintangnya nggak bisa penuh karena ending-nya entah kenapa kurang nendang bagiku. Walaupun, kalau diangkat jadi film (kalau series malah ragu ending-nya nggak diubah) ending begini kayak biasa banget. After effect-nya memang ... hampa.
Terus, ini TMI, TP jadi progres Roro Jonggrang-ku selama jadi pembaca fiksi aktif. Maksudku, halaman di buku ini nggak kurang dari 200 dan selesai dengan waktu kurang dari 24 jam itu prestasi banget. Pokoknya, thanks to Rakata!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Murder
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
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
He should’ve stuck with the pink bike😖
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am simultaneously proud of myself for finishing this and questioning why I finished this. But the real travesty is that Desk and Lampshade have to live at the cat café because Reseng wanted to... honestly, I have no idea what Reseng wanted nor why he did anything that he did. This book was definitely not for me, it turns out.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It takes its time revealing the main plot, allowing it to build out an interesting ecosystem. It takes tangents and includes subplots where you're not sure if they are going to impact on the main story or if they are there just to inform on the character's state of mind.
But once the main plot reveals itself, it feels suitably pitched - epic without being bombastic - and brings in aspects that complement the story and its characters well (it also allows it to homage another seminal noir story). The world-weariness does feel a bit studied at times, and it is a bit too infatuated with its lead character, but there is the occasional beautiful turn of phrase.
But once the main plot reveals itself, it feels suitably pitched - epic without being bombastic - and brings in aspects that complement the story and its characters well (it also allows it to homage another seminal noir story). The world-weariness does feel a bit studied at times, and it is a bit too infatuated with its lead character, but there is the occasional beautiful turn of phrase.
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
a fun and sexy romp! un-su kim had a lot on his plate contextualising the density of korea's political state of affairs post democratisation (where the novel is set in) while also having to marry a sense of lightheartedness to the tone and pacing and what a wonderful job he did! the particular brand of "assassination" that comes with being a plotter is fun and exciting so it feels like a silly little crime novel but also intensely political wherein you get some insightful illuminations on the korean war, the north/south divide, and ultimately korea fighting for its democracy. sounds like a lot of historical politics going on but overall found it to be a fun and exciting piece of genre fiction! would recommend it to someone looking for a piece of gritty korean lit to sink their teeth in, particularly for someone first foraying into the genre.
also if this ever gets a film/tv adaptation then dohwan i have a very interesting proposition for you????????
also if this ever gets a film/tv adaptation then dohwan i have a very interesting proposition for you????????
An assassin who loves to read and he literally spends his time in the library.
The Plotters is a Korean noir, follows a story of Reseng, a great young hired killer. One day, he breaks one of The Plotter's rules; which he changes how his victim's supposed to die. And now, someone (The Plotters) is trying to kill him. The Plotters are someone who plans the whole murder scene and there is no absolute leader, only an empty chair.
The Plotters sometimes work with the government, assemblyman, and other killers, and are assisted by The Shadows: who follow their victims first and report them back to The Plotters.
I love how brilliant Reseng is: he loves to read science and all genres and blurted science facts to his friend. The humour and quirky characters in this book are totally unexpected.
The Plotters is a Korean noir, follows a story of Reseng, a great young hired killer. One day, he breaks one of The Plotter's rules; which he changes how his victim's supposed to die. And now, someone (The Plotters) is trying to kill him. The Plotters are someone who plans the whole murder scene and there is no absolute leader, only an empty chair.
The Plotters sometimes work with the government, assemblyman, and other killers, and are assisted by The Shadows: who follow their victims first and report them back to The Plotters.
I love how brilliant Reseng is: he loves to read science and all genres and blurted science facts to his friend. The humour and quirky characters in this book are totally unexpected.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated