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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i couldn't put this down. i was somewhat disappointed with the reveal; i was hoping it would be more complex. there was some hope for a twist in the end, but it was dashed in the epilogue.
this book was interesting because the reader learns the "how" and "what" of the murder early on, and the rest of the book is occupied with "why." the author does a sleek job of switching between memories and the present, and i couldn't stop reading as i followed yu-jin in unraveling his life story. there were parts of it that felt disappointingly generic to me,.
i'm not sure how i wanted this book to end, but the final teaser wasn't satisfying to me. i wish it had ended just before the last sentence.
tw: lots of blood, very gory.
this book was interesting because the reader learns the "how" and "what" of the murder early on, and the rest of the book is occupied with "why." the author does a sleek job of switching between memories and the present, and i couldn't stop reading as i followed yu-jin in unraveling his life story. there were parts of it that felt disappointingly generic to me,
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such as his urges—hunting women for the thrill of it was boring compared to the rest of the booki'm not sure how i wanted this book to end, but the final teaser wasn't satisfying to me. i wish it had ended just before the last sentence.
tw: lots of blood, very gory.
Saya galau. Antara mau membulatkan bintang 3 atau 4.
Kisahnya berlatar di Korea Selatan, sebuah kota baru fiktif dekat Incheon. Setelah prolog, cerita dibuka dengan pembunuhan sadis atas seorang perempuan, usia 50-an. Yang pertama menemukan jasadnya adalah anaknya sendiri, di rumah mereka. Pasalnya, sang anak ini baru terbangun, dalam keadaan berlumuran darah, dan tidak ada orang lain di situ. Pembaca diajak mengikuti jalan pikiran anak, apa yang terjadi sebelumnya, dan mengapa ia dan ibunya bisa berada dalam kondisi tersebut.
Yak, siapa pembunuh sang ibu sudah bisa diketahui sebelum setengah buku. Sisanya, kita dibawa bolak balik menelusuri hidup si pembunuh, masa lalu dan masa sekarangnya, dan beberapa lubang pada masa sisanya.
Tingkat kesadisan pembunuh berdarah dingin ini agak mengingatkan saya pada [b: Katarsis|17786536|Katarsis|Anastasia Aemilia|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1365495068s/17786536.jpg|24874684] yang pernah saya baca, level psikopat yang cerdas, begitu tenang, tidak punya simpati maupun rasa bersalah, dan menjadikan dusta sebagai hal wajar dalam tutur katanya. Bedanya, latar belakang kondisi pembunuh di buku ini lebih jelas, lebih konkret, dan buat saya yang awam psikologi terasa lebih masuk akal. Tokoh yang terlibat dalam cerita ini juga tidak banyak, masing-masing dengan peran yang pas.
Salah satu buku Agatha Christie, [b: Membunuh Itu Gampang|1939320|Murder Is Easy (Membunuh Itu Gampang)|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1194927748s/1939320.jpg|3038817] sudah menggambarkan, sekali seseorang menghilangkan nyawa orang lain secara sengaja, apapun motifnya, maka membunuh akan menjadi kebiasaan. Sepertinya ini juga yang terjadi pada rangkaian pembunuhan yang dilakukan Jack the Ripper atau kasus pembunuhan berantai lain, atau di buku ini. Jadi bersiaplah menghadapi tidak hanya satu pembunuhan, dengan motif berbeda,bsebagian dirancang dengan penuh perhitungan dan tanpa sesal.
Mmm, yaa... Saya pun jadi bertanya-tanya. Bila seorang psikopat sudah dapat didiagnosis sejak dini sekali, misalnya sebelum masuk usia remaja, bagaimana penanganan yang tepat agar kecenderungan perilaku menyimpang ini tak lagi timbul, ya? Pengawasan sosial lewat institusi formal, perawatan medis, atau cukup oleh keluarga?
Sebab saya lagi-lagi teringat potongan kisah salah satu buku Agatha Christie lain, [b: Menuju Titik Nol|1494389|Menuju Titik Nol (Towards Zero)|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1194946272s/1494389.jpg|2860210], di mana ada seorang anak yang sejak kecil punya kecenderungan kejam hanya saat keinginannya tak terpenuhi, di masa dewasanya sukses merancang sebuah kematian. Pembunuhan target utamanya itu, dirancang dengan didahului kematian korban-korban sampingan, tanpa rasa bersalah sama sekali dari si pembunuh.
Yak apa kok malah bahas Agatha Christie lagi 😅
Kisahnya berlatar di Korea Selatan, sebuah kota baru fiktif dekat Incheon. Setelah prolog, cerita dibuka dengan pembunuhan sadis atas seorang perempuan, usia 50-an. Yang pertama menemukan jasadnya adalah anaknya sendiri, di rumah mereka. Pasalnya, sang anak ini baru terbangun, dalam keadaan berlumuran darah, dan tidak ada orang lain di situ. Pembaca diajak mengikuti jalan pikiran anak, apa yang terjadi sebelumnya, dan mengapa ia dan ibunya bisa berada dalam kondisi tersebut.
Yak, siapa pembunuh sang ibu sudah bisa diketahui sebelum setengah buku. Sisanya, kita dibawa bolak balik menelusuri hidup si pembunuh, masa lalu dan masa sekarangnya, dan beberapa lubang pada masa sisanya.
Tingkat kesadisan pembunuh berdarah dingin ini agak mengingatkan saya pada [b: Katarsis|17786536|Katarsis|Anastasia Aemilia|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1365495068s/17786536.jpg|24874684] yang pernah saya baca, level psikopat yang cerdas, begitu tenang, tidak punya simpati maupun rasa bersalah, dan menjadikan dusta sebagai hal wajar dalam tutur katanya. Bedanya, latar belakang kondisi pembunuh di buku ini lebih jelas, lebih konkret, dan buat saya yang awam psikologi terasa lebih masuk akal. Tokoh yang terlibat dalam cerita ini juga tidak banyak, masing-masing dengan peran yang pas.
Salah satu buku Agatha Christie, [b: Membunuh Itu Gampang|1939320|Murder Is Easy (Membunuh Itu Gampang)|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1194927748s/1939320.jpg|3038817] sudah menggambarkan, sekali seseorang menghilangkan nyawa orang lain secara sengaja, apapun motifnya, maka membunuh akan menjadi kebiasaan. Sepertinya ini juga yang terjadi pada rangkaian pembunuhan yang dilakukan Jack the Ripper atau kasus pembunuhan berantai lain, atau di buku ini. Jadi bersiaplah menghadapi tidak hanya satu pembunuhan, dengan motif berbeda,bsebagian dirancang dengan penuh perhitungan dan tanpa sesal.
Mmm, yaa... Saya pun jadi bertanya-tanya. Bila seorang psikopat sudah dapat didiagnosis sejak dini sekali, misalnya sebelum masuk usia remaja, bagaimana penanganan yang tepat agar kecenderungan perilaku menyimpang ini tak lagi timbul, ya? Pengawasan sosial lewat institusi formal, perawatan medis, atau cukup oleh keluarga?
Sebab saya lagi-lagi teringat potongan kisah salah satu buku Agatha Christie lain, [b: Menuju Titik Nol|1494389|Menuju Titik Nol (Towards Zero)|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1194946272s/1494389.jpg|2860210], di mana ada seorang anak yang sejak kecil punya kecenderungan kejam hanya saat keinginannya tak terpenuhi, di masa dewasanya sukses merancang sebuah kematian. Pembunuhan target utamanya itu, dirancang dengan didahului kematian korban-korban sampingan, tanpa rasa bersalah sama sekali dari si pembunuh.
Yak apa kok malah bahas Agatha Christie lagi 😅
Great start and a strong premise that unfortunately abandons any pretense of mystery in favor of a chilling character study. Generally pretty good but a bit too light in plot and suspense. A satisfying conclusion at least brings it home.
"Se mamãe era a pessoa que despejava o medo e a frieza em meu coração, Hae-jin me aquecia como o sol, sempre ao meu lado"
não sei dar reviews mas esse livro eh otimo tem muitos quotes interessantes e deixei aí meu favorito!!! me prendeu do começo ao fim
não sei dar reviews mas esse livro eh otimo tem muitos quotes interessantes e deixei aí meu favorito!!! me prendeu do começo ao fim
I couldn't take my eyes off the book yet I couldn't make myself go to the next page. The curiosity to understand what was happening was so excruciating that I was on the edge the whole time.
It's not a thriller to give you scares or to be gore-y, which I appreciate a lot. I love how it goes back and forth in the protagonist's memories to understand his actions and the things that happened - I don't think it was the author's goal to make bloody depictions for shock value. The nuances in all the characters are amazing and they all have their own stories and work on their own. I don't want to spoil anything, but I feel that it is more of a physiological analysis of this family rather than a murder case.
If you're coming here thinking you will have a Stephen King-ish thriller, I would say it's definitely not the case. But it's really tasteful and well crafted.
I would only say that the ending was a little underwhelming - it could have ended without the epilogue. If we were left without knowing the consequences it would be way more interesting, or something a little more ambiguous and less defining. But these books are more about the journey and not so much about the way the story ends.
It's not a thriller to give you scares or to be gore-y, which I appreciate a lot. I love how it goes back and forth in the protagonist's memories to understand his actions and the things that happened - I don't think it was the author's goal to make bloody depictions for shock value. The nuances in all the characters are amazing and they all have their own stories and work on their own. I don't want to spoil anything, but I feel that it is more of a physiological analysis of this family rather than a murder case.
If you're coming here thinking you will have a Stephen King-ish thriller, I would say it's definitely not the case. But it's really tasteful and well crafted.
I would only say that the ending was a little underwhelming - it could have ended without the epilogue. If we were left without knowing the consequences it would be way more interesting, or something a little more ambiguous and less defining. But these books are more about the journey and not so much about the way the story ends.
What a great book! The main character was so unlikable, yet I still wanted to know what he would do next. I didn't expect it to end that way, at least, not until really close to the end.
i didn’t see the repetition of elements as a point of weakness in this book. i feel that the details that kept repeating were to be interpreted in different ways each time, because each time they were mentioned it was in a different setting and we had more information to relate them to, such as the woman with the pink umbrella and the drunk man getting off the bus detail repeating itself multiple times until we have enough knowledge about the situation to know the truth about the two. i completely loved this book and couldn’t manage to put it down. 100% agree with whoever says that this needs a movie adaptation as well!