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Mirai by Mamoru Hosoda

pryngols's review

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4.0

This book is a series of dream-like adventures of a young boy who is struggling to accept the changes in his family set off by the arrival of his little sister. It has been lovely to watch the main character’s development towards finally finding his place within his family. It is, however, not just about the young boy’s journey but his parents’ journey, too.

They say that when a child is born, a mother is born, too. But that’s not all—in a way we can say that a father is born, grandparents are born, and a big brother or big sister is born, too. Indeed it’s a major event with momentous impact to all of the members of the family.

Knowing how to raise and discipline my son is one of my biggest concerns at the moment. I am thankful to this story for giving me the insight I needed. It reminded me a lot of the time when we were just starting our small family. It seems like there are always equal parts of joy and worry.

One of my main takeaways is that we shouldn’t forget the children we once were to be able to understand our young ones. In addition, the story also reminded me that we are products of our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and all their stories and experiences are always a part of us. Family history are memories we should all cherish and learn from, and enriched with stories of our own we have yet to make.

*Big thanks to NetGalley for giving me a copy of this wonderful book in exchange for an honest review.*

ravenmione's review against another edition

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4.0

Sejujurnya saya agak ragu saat akan membeli buku ini—apakah ceritanya ini sudah ada filmnya atau belum. Tapi, ketika membacanya... saya menyadari bahwa sudah menonton filmnya.

Mirai adalah cerita yang sangat sederhana tentang seorang kakak yang baru memiliki adik dan memiliki perasaan yang tidak begitu enak terhadap adiknya sendiri. Mirai, si adik, yang telah dewasa kemudian mendatangi kakaknya, Kun, untuk meminta bantuan sekaligus berusaha menjadi teman kakaknya sejak dini. Mirai berusaha untuk membuat Kun memikirkan kembali soal rasa tidak sukanya terhadap Mirai.

Aku rasa, cerita-cerita ini cocok untuk dibaca siapapun. Baik mereka yang sudah menjadi orang tua, kakak, atau adik. Tidak ada pesan spesifik yang ingin disampaikan, namun dengan membacanya kita akan memahami perasaan masing-masing peran dalam keluarga sendiri.

5elementknitr's review

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1.0

Ugh.
First off, I probably thought I was asking for the library to put the MOVIE on hold, but hit the wrong button and got this book.

This book was written POST-movie. The writing is overly simplistic and often reads like a storyboard FOR a movie.

The characters are sexist AF.

The main character is far too reminiscent of that irritating little shit, Caillou - an animated kids' show where Caillou is a horrible, tantrumy child who's long-suffering parents' only idea of discipline/boundaries is a heavy sigh and an "Oh, Caillou....". We NEVER let our kids watch it.

The only part of this I even remotely liked was at the very end when we got a few paragraphs about the grandfather's life.

Also, in the end, I guess the little boy "learns his lesson" and becomes less of an asshole, but what a very long and tedious road to go to get there.

meimeia's review against another edition

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2.0

masih lebih suka filmnya.

nrgitha's review against another edition

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3.0

“Kau sudah tidak takut lagi, kan?”

“…Sedikit.”

“Kalau begitu, lihatlah jauh ke depan. Jangan melihat ke bawah, apa pun yang terjadi lihatlah jauh ke depan.”

Novel ringan yang menceritakan ‘petualangan’ Kun untuk menerima perubahan yang terjadi dalam kehidupannya setelah kelahiran Mirai, adiknya.

romaverse's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

ofbooksandtwins's review

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3.0

This book was soooo cute!

rita_150201's review

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4.0

3.8

mahendra's review

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emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

hisyamhartp05's review against another edition

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3.0

Film yang dibukukan Karya Mamoru Hosoda pertama yang diterjemahin ke bahasa Indonesia.

Yah mungkin karya Makoto Shinkai udh keduluan diterbitin sm penerbit haru, jadinya gramed nerbitin saingannya, Mamoru Hosoda. Jujur, sebelumnya udah tau duluan filmya, tapi belum terlalu tertarik sama karyanya beliau. Akhirnya tau bukunya terbit juga, jadinya baca duluan adaptasi bukunya deh.

Berkisah tentang Kun, seorang bocah laki laki berumur 5 apa 7 tahun gitu(?) lupa, yang cemburu karena ia baru saja memiliki adik baru, Mirai namanya. Kun merasa Orang tua dan keluarganya lebih perhatian kepada adiknya dibanding dirinya. Dan itu membuat marah Kun. Setelah Kun mengalami kejadian aneh, petualangan keajaibannya pun dimulai.
Ceritanya hangat, tipe bacaan keluarga yang ringan. Premisnya sederhana, khas pemikiran anak kecil banget dengan diselingi alur yang sedikit absurd khas karyanya orang Jepang.

Nothing special with this book, mungkin karena bukunya adaptasi dari film jadi yahh.., not cup of my tea. Tapi abis baca ini jadi makin yakin buat nonton film-nya, karena ada beberapa bagian di bukunya yang kurang tergambarkan dengan jelas, jadi mungkin perlu visualisasi dari filmnya, dan katanya animasi grafisnya juga bagusss. Jadi gasabar nontonn