Reviews

Perfekcyjny świat Miwako Sumidy by Clarissa Goenawan

victoriathuyvi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

katiesphone's review against another edition

2.0

a bit crap in general. poor writing i skipped multiple pages at a time of useless information of characters walking. the third section shouldve been scrapped honestly, the ghost of miwako was so boring there was no suspense. the middle section was pretty interesting i think it wouldve been a better novel if it was just that expanded. i dont understand why the pov shifted between the 3 sections.
its really just a crap imitation of a murakami book. i would feel embarrassed to release this if i was clarissa.

seunghyunjee's review against another edition

5.0

Aku suka banget cara Penulis menggiring pembaca menemukan satu per satu potongan puzzle tentang kehidupan karakter di dalam novel ini sampai akhirnya terkumpul jadi satu. Ada perasaan cinta menggebu, perasaan takut dan kasihan, serta perasaan untuk menerima apa yg terjadi. Ini agak berlebihan, tapi novel ini adalah salah satu pembelian terbaikku tahun 2021 hahaha

jdrian1998's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

every character was so beautifully written.

vbayman's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

_philly_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

pligorio's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

rosarium's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

cecilialau_'s review against another edition

4.25

Yep. This book was so addicting. I could not stop reading, just wanting to know what happened next. Really admirable storytelling.
This was my second Clarissa Goenawan book and I had high hopes. And I really liked it. Will admit though that the magical realism element wasn’t giving what it could have imo. I might even say I would have preferred it without it to an extent. 

I was not too sure about the ending. There were a few things left unsaid that might have been nice to explore a bit more. Maybe Miwako’s story (revealed fully at the end) could feel a bit surface-level in terms of a slight lacking in emotional depth. Maybe that’s just me. I also thought Fumi’s part was not as strong as the other two. And I think it was clear that it was Miwako but yeah. I’m nitpicking here bc I was very gripped by the story overall. Loved the - however short - interactions we got to see between Miwako, Ryu and Fumi.

t41's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0