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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
🌟 5/5
What's in this book? Suicide and attempted suicide, depression, anxiety, sexual assault and harassment, pedophilia, cyberbullying, and revenge.
Make sure you are safe with all of that.
Siu-Man, cewek SMA 14-15 tahun ditemukan tewas setelah melompat dari jendela apartemennya. Sebelumnya, ia menjadi korban pelecehan seksual di MRT dan mendapat banyak rumor di internet—Popcorn.
Nga-Yee, kakak Siu-Man yang kehilangan satu-satu nya anggota keluarganya bertekat mencari siapa pun yang menjadi penyebab kematian adiknya.
Buku ini, TEBEL banget, tapi semua nya daging banget dan bisa dikunyah. Tiap detail yang disajikan walau awalnya buat ku ga penting-penting amat, sebenarnya bisa terhubung dan berguna di part selanjutnya.
Walau pun, otakku yang kecil ini ga bisa mengingat satu pun detail tempat dan waktu, apalagi waktu di bab awal yang berasa lagi baca buku pelajaran itu. Tapi, selanjutnya mulai seru.
Apalagi setelah kemunculan N (he's my favoutite) tanpa sadar tuh aku ikut terhanyut sama penyelidikan dan penjelasan yang N sampaikan. Walau semua penjelasannya tentang dunia hacker ga ad satu pun yang aku pahami.
Mungkin aku lebih gaptek dari Nga-Yee.
Di novel ini, menceritakan dua plot yang berbeda, tentang Nga-Yee dan Chung-Nam. Jadi awalnya aku ga paham, ngapain sih mesti nyeritain Chung-Nam. Tapi ingat, semua hal terhubung. Tinggal bagaimana kamu menangkap umpannya.
Kalau aku yang otaknya cuma berguna untuk mengingat hal-hal yang ga penting, tentu saja aku memakan umpan yang salah dan ngerasa bloon setelah tau plot twist nya.
Tebakanku sama sama sekali ga ada yang benar.
Minya maaf kepada Lily Shu but ... HOW THE FUCK TIBA TIBA CHRISTOPHER??? I THOUGHT IT WAS CHUNG-NAM??!!
Di novel ini juga banyak nyentil tentang krisis sosial dan gimana toxic san rentannya kehidupan di masyarakat moderen ini. (Semoga bisa menyadarkan kita semua, HAHA)
After all, ini buku yang oke banget, wajib dibaca sekali seumur hidup.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hong Kong is fascinating on so many levels and I'm thrilled to read a book by an author who lives there, with a story taking place there. I've never been to Hong Kong, and I don't know if I'll ever have the opportunity so this is one way of discovering it, even if it's a fictional novel.
I admit that although at times the main characters are a bit heavy and difficult to identify with, the plot is pretty good, and I learned plenty about the internet and its dangers. Or rather, how us humans use it to harm others. A really good read.
The author had me thoroughly intrigued with unexpected twists and serious themes. I'm definitely adding him to authors to follow, and look forward to other books from him.
I admit that although at times the main characters are a bit heavy and difficult to identify with, the plot is pretty good, and I learned plenty about the internet and its dangers. Or rather, how us humans use it to harm others. A really good read.
The author had me thoroughly intrigued with unexpected twists and serious themes. I'm definitely adding him to authors to follow, and look forward to other books from him.
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
gw jarang baca novel mystery-thriller, tp akhirnya nyoba baca buku ini, ternyata seru.. tiap bab dibuat ????? dan pengen terus baca dan lanjut. selain itu, selama baca jg diajak mikir siapa 'dalangnya'. walopun ada bbrp part yg triggering buat gw, tp menurut gw setiap teka teki yg disuguhkan ga too much dan bingungin, karena penjelasan setiap praduga cukup detail dan masuk akal.
gw rasa, gw akan lanjut buku chan ho kei selanjutnya, The Borrowed.
gw rasa, gw akan lanjut buku chan ho kei selanjutnya, The Borrowed.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Manusia takkan pernah mau mengakui bahwa mereka makhluk yang egois. Kita bicara tanpa henti tentang moral dan keadilan, tapi begitu kita terancam kehilangan apa yang kita miliki, kita kembali pada kemampuan untuk bertahan hidup. Itu manusiawi. Yang lebih parah, kita suka mencari-cari alasan, kita bahkan tidak cukup berani untuk mengakui tindakan egois kita sendiri. Dengan kata lain, kemunafikan"
Buku ini menceritakan sebuah kasus bunuh diri seorang siswi karena INTERNET. Buku ini bisa menjadi contoh sejahat apa manusia dibalik akun anonimnya, dampak yang sangat besar dari sebuah 'HATE COMMENT'.
Tidak hanya alur ceritanya yang menarik tapi beberapa detail yang diceritakan seperti "apa itu teknologi" dan pandangan psikologis seorang manusia "kenapa manusia bisa menjadi seperti itu? Kenapa manusia melakukan itu?" menjadi daya tarik dari buku ini. Serta banyaknya plot twist yang ada pada buku ini.
Note: Untuk pembaca yang memiliki mental issue mungkin buku ini akan menjadi bacaan yang cukup berat di beberapa babnya
Buku ini menceritakan sebuah kasus bunuh diri seorang siswi karena INTERNET. Buku ini bisa menjadi contoh sejahat apa manusia dibalik akun anonimnya, dampak yang sangat besar dari sebuah 'HATE COMMENT'.
Tidak hanya alur ceritanya yang menarik tapi beberapa detail yang diceritakan seperti "apa itu teknologi" dan pandangan psikologis seorang manusia "kenapa manusia bisa menjadi seperti itu? Kenapa manusia melakukan itu?" menjadi daya tarik dari buku ini. Serta banyaknya plot twist yang ada pada buku ini.
Note: Untuk pembaca yang memiliki mental issue mungkin buku ini akan menjadi bacaan yang cukup berat di beberapa babnya
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Suicide, Toxic friendship
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
second sister is about an older sister, Nga-Yee who lost her younger sister to suicide. allegedly experienced bullying online, the beginning of all this was the sexual assault case that the younger sister experienced on the MTR. the novel then goes with the older sister trying to find out who "killed" her sister, assisted by an eccentric and genius detective named N. but without me knowing it, the story spreads and is more complicated than just a sister's revenge. you should read the novel, then you will understand what I mean.
nowadays, people can just write fake news on their blogspot page or create a thread on their twitter, then thousands of people around the world can just believe it. this is how online bullying scenarios usually work. this is still very relevant to our current situation, wherever we are. this is very, very dangerous, especially if the case of bullying is experienced by teenagers who are still fragile. au siu-man, the younger sister, was subjected to days of sexual harassment and online bullying and this led to her own death. however, once again, you have to read the novel to know why all of these things could happen.
I've rambled too much about the storyline, and I think that's enough. it's officially on my "best reads of 2023" list. you have to read this novel, you have to know how genius N is in solving the cases. please, add second sister by chan ho-kei to your TBR list right now!
nowadays, people can just write fake news on their blogspot page or create a thread on their twitter, then thousands of people around the world can just believe it. this is how online bullying scenarios usually work. this is still very relevant to our current situation, wherever we are. this is very, very dangerous, especially if the case of bullying is experienced by teenagers who are still fragile. au siu-man, the younger sister, was subjected to days of sexual harassment and online bullying and this led to her own death. however, once again, you have to read the novel to know why all of these things could happen.
I've rambled too much about the storyline, and I think that's enough. it's officially on my "best reads of 2023" list. you have to read this novel, you have to know how genius N is in solving the cases. please, add second sister by chan ho-kei to your TBR list right now!