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The Plotters

Un-su Kim

3.57 AVERAGE


Rasanya baru kali ini baca cerita tentang kehidupan para pembunuh bayaran yang narasinya sangat bagus. Tokoh-tokohnya yang diceritakan sudah bertahun-tahun bermandikan darah entah berapa banyak orang yang mereka bunuh dengan perencanaan dan presisi sangat akurat, memandang segala hal dalam hidup dengan sederhana sekaligus filosofis. This is really a masterpiece
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DID NOT FINISH: 5%

I'm just not feeling it. 

Made me laugh, confused me and ultimately left me a little baffled. I respect instigating chaos to take control though.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I kept wishing this would end differently but alas It didn't. Not a bad book by any means, the world was just not as fleshed out as I would've preferred. The characters were just there competing for best in dying. I also didn't get most of the motivation apart from male stubbornness. This book had its moments though. 
adventurous 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
funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated

such an intriguing premise ... the story is set in seoul and it follows reseng, who works as an assassin for an organisation called the library, led by a man called old raccoon. the title refers to the clients of the assassins, and they do actually call them the plotters. anyway, we basically follow the thrilling events of reseng's life as a killer. i thought he was a very well written character, a good protagonist with an interesting psyche and personality. i also liked bear, who owns a pet cemetery. in general, the characters are super interesting and so is their world. along with that, i thought the writing style was good and the author created a fitting atmosphere for the story. overall, super enjoyable ^^
challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious 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