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Di Situ Langit Dijunjung by Hanna Alkaf

8 reviews

phineasjames's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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twdlover's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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maple_dove's review against another edition

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challenging tense medium-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

3.0

Favorite Quotes:

Adults rarely like being told that they don't have all the answers, or worse still, that the answers they do have are all the wrong ones.

If you want to start an explosion, you light a match in the dynamite factory.

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sydthereader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0


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calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring tense 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? Yes

4.0


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madamenovelist's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0


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astarlia's review against another edition

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Really appreciated the ocd rep in this, but couldn't manage the politics 

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lyonsdenprojects's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

This book is so incredibly heavy and powerful. The window it opens into both mental illness, as well as the conflict that happened in Malaysia in 1969 is deeply hard hitting. Though I do not have OCD, the depictions of struggling with intrusive thoughts and generalized anxiety are a near perfect mirror to my own experiences.

The writer's voice and style is captivating, really putting the reader in the shoes of Melati as she attempts to navigate horrific events while finding her own strength and courage. Really, this book has multiple different stories tied up in it and I'm just blown away by how much of the conflict the author was able to portray from the eyes of those who were caught in it.

This is another book that should be taught in schools instead of some of the other garbage. 

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