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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk about like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love." Raymond Carver in What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Despite its title and the quite romantic vibe that it might give off to people, the stories are not all about love. In just 131 pages, the collection presents 17 short stories about the common people with their common lives and their common problems.
The stories are short, with less than 10 pages each, but Carver's writing hooks the readers in, often right from the first sentence or paragraph. We are invited to witness what happens in the characters' lives and how they love and hurt one another.
In the titular story, the characters --two couples-- are talking about love based on their own experience. The story elaborates on different perspectives on love, and how love can come and wither, and there is nothing we can really do about love. In other stories, we are presented by love between friends, parents and children, as well as the moments shared among strangers that do not necessarily resemble love, but still have meanings for those who are involved.
Some stories take me by surprise, revealing so much depth with so little words. Perhaps, this line sums up the collection best: "There was this funny thing of anything could happen now that we realized everything had."
Despite its title and the quite romantic vibe that it might give off to people, the stories are not all about love. In just 131 pages, the collection presents 17 short stories about the common people with their common lives and their common problems.
The stories are short, with less than 10 pages each, but Carver's writing hooks the readers in, often right from the first sentence or paragraph. We are invited to witness what happens in the characters' lives and how they love and hurt one another.
In the titular story, the characters --two couples-- are talking about love based on their own experience. The story elaborates on different perspectives on love, and how love can come and wither, and there is nothing we can really do about love. In other stories, we are presented by love between friends, parents and children, as well as the moments shared among strangers that do not necessarily resemble love, but still have meanings for those who are involved.
Some stories take me by surprise, revealing so much depth with so little words. Perhaps, this line sums up the collection best: "There was this funny thing of anything could happen now that we realized everything had."
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Berisi kumpulan cerita pendek yang memiliki tone melankolik yang menceritakan beberapa slice of life dari beberapa perspektif kehidupan. Semacam nonton Film nya Jim Jarmusch, rasanya kaya hidup di dunia yang berwarna ungu kehijauan (mendekati biru). Atau bisa dibilang kayak ala-ala slow burn yang warna nya ungu.
Konsisten dgn feel nya, tapi juga ada rasa gado-gado di bentuk narasi nya. Ada yang suspense, kadang ada yang nyantai, ada yang syedich unchie, dan kadang juga agak-agak ada style "Chungking Express"-nya Wong Kar Wai.
Narasi yang dihadirkan, sepertinya difokuskan pada momen dibandingkan karakternya, hal yang menarik. Ini pula, adalah buku yang kadang ambigu, tetapi menyayat-nyayat rasa baca nya dengan irisan tipis-tipis. Jalan-jalan ke beberapa sisi kehidupan sosial Amerika, yang sering menggeluti pikiran mereka diantara rasa dan logika.
Dengan dunia yang penuh pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh masing-masing karakter, harapannya mendapat jawaban yang ingin melepaskan kita dari realita yang ada. Tapi konklusi pada setiap ceritnya, menghasilkan jawaban yang mengembalikan kita kepada realita yang ada. Kita stay disini, di dunia ini, dengan kecacatan kita, dan kita gabisa kemana-mana.
Saya tahu, saya akan mendapati saya membaca lagi buku ini dilain waktu, karena rasanya Buku ini udah menanamkan sesuatu pada saya, yang dimana lama-kelamaan, melewati proses pendewasaan diri yang terpaut oleh waktu, buku ini akan berkembang menjadi sesuatu yang lebih bermakna dibanding sekarang. Buku ini akan berkembang di dalam diri saya, saya yakin.
Konsisten dgn feel nya, tapi juga ada rasa gado-gado di bentuk narasi nya. Ada yang suspense, kadang ada yang nyantai, ada yang syedich unchie, dan kadang juga agak-agak ada style "Chungking Express"-nya Wong Kar Wai.
Narasi yang dihadirkan, sepertinya difokuskan pada momen dibandingkan karakternya, hal yang menarik. Ini pula, adalah buku yang kadang ambigu, tetapi menyayat-nyayat rasa baca nya dengan irisan tipis-tipis. Jalan-jalan ke beberapa sisi kehidupan sosial Amerika, yang sering menggeluti pikiran mereka diantara rasa dan logika.
Dengan dunia yang penuh pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh masing-masing karakter, harapannya mendapat jawaban yang ingin melepaskan kita dari realita yang ada. Tapi konklusi pada setiap ceritnya, menghasilkan jawaban yang mengembalikan kita kepada realita yang ada. Kita stay disini, di dunia ini, dengan kecacatan kita, dan kita gabisa kemana-mana.
Saya tahu, saya akan mendapati saya membaca lagi buku ini dilain waktu, karena rasanya Buku ini udah menanamkan sesuatu pada saya, yang dimana lama-kelamaan, melewati proses pendewasaan diri yang terpaut oleh waktu, buku ini akan berkembang menjadi sesuatu yang lebih bermakna dibanding sekarang. Buku ini akan berkembang di dalam diri saya, saya yakin.
Gazebo
Sacks
The Bath
After the Denim
The Third Thing That Killed My Father Off
A Serious Talk
One More Thing
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Sacks
The Bath
After the Denim
The Third Thing That Killed My Father Off
A Serious Talk
One More Thing
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced