Reviews

When I first started this a year ago I thought it was a good book of prose to read every now and then and not in a few sittings. Now that it’s been a year and a half I still believe so. After picking it up as an e-book I felt refreshed and able to turn the pages, but towards the 80% completion I was feeling the drag I felt. It felt like a disrespect to the book, but it’s a book that shows the flaw of book borrowing over owning and not many books do that for me.

joestrange's review against another edition

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4.0

3,5 stars

aroadtofollow's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

asellers's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

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5.0

I believe that no better words of parting can be found. Don't die. Live

Singkat, padat, dan ngena. Hanya itu yang bisa saya katakan untuk The White Book yang berisi sekitar 60 fragmen mengenai benda-benda berwarna putih. Mulai dari kain bedong, kabut, salju, sampai ke adonan kue beras. Melalui mereka, Han Kang mengenang kembali kakaknya yang lahir prematur lalu meninggal dua jam setelah dilahirkan. Sesuai dengan premis, buku ini kental dengan kedukaan, kehilangan, dan kematian.

Saya bukan orang yang suka menangis ketika membaca buku, tapi prosa-prosa pas bagian di dapur itu astaga...

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