Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Perfekcyjny świat Miwako Sumidy by Clarissa Goenawan

51 reviews

elica's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Just something about the writing of this book made me feel at ease and at peace despite the dark subject matter. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Suicide

satriafii's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Selesai baca: 10.09.2021
Rate: ⭐⭐⭐
Ya.
Gitu aja. Hehehe.
Ceritanya biasa saja, karakternya biasa saja, ya, biasa saja. Satu-satunya hal yang menarik, karena biasa saja itu.
Meskipun demikian, aku suka dengan narasi dan kalimat-kalimat yang digunakan untuk dialog.
Bukan yang bikin waw, tapi cukup menarik untuk dibaca sambil santai. 
Akhir kata, senang berkenalan dengan buku dan cerita ini. Tapi, buatku lebih menarik gaya bercerita penulisnya. Jadi yha 😃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Abortion

freddybingsu's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

roza97's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I saw someone reading this along with A little life..and it seemed if I liked that then I'll like this too..so I picked it up thinking if i like the first page I'll continue..if not then nope.
I was surprised how easy to read this was!! Given the dark or sad topics the book deals with.. it's odd to find it easy to read in between finals. However it worked as a little break and a relaxing read at the end.
Apart from the characters..what caught me is the twists? I don't know how to feel about them..when the twists came it was like why didn't I see it coming for how obvious it was..but that was the point of it i reckon.
Certain aspects of this book reminded me of Norwegian Wood..to such extent that it was as if I was reading about Toru's yearning for Naoko all over again.
It felt good to see the ending being a hopeful one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Grief, and Abortion

aivley's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

The sexual violence and suicide play a large role, plot-wise, but are handled relatively lightly, without taking up a lot of time in the book.

lauziereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying

astereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 Again, I don't think I need to repeat this; I love Clarissa Goenawan writing style. She's able to describe a situation so vividly that I feel like I'm in the story myself.

There's something different in this book from her debut novel. I personally think this one is more complex. We got to explore three closest characters of Miwako Sumida. We could observe Miwako's life from three different side.

This is a story about grief, loss, and pain or traumatic experience. I think this has similar pattern as Rainbirds, tracing someone's life before their death. But this one is executed differently. I'm not satisfied with the ending, that's why I gave this 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Deadnaming, Incest, and Abortion

Slight transmedicalist vibes, the idea that if Fumi gets GRS she might lose a her ability to see spirits. It’s suggested/stated that the ability is only passed down through the male family line so it’s sort of like saying she’s not completely a woman until she has the surgery. Also in regards to the suicide, it’s suggested that suicide is akin murder towards the end which is just a bit off.

femmenova's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Transphobia