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A review by sebby_reads
အလွမ်းဆိုင် by Sabal Phyu Nu, စံပယ်ဖြူနု
4.0
I heard so much about this book from my friends and read its good reviews online, too. The fact that it has becoming quickly sold out in most of the bookshops made me want to read it even more. I finally got the book on Tuesday evening and finished it on Wednesday night.
What a delightful read. A beautiful story of the protagonists reminiscing about their adolescence in a sleepy little town of Shan State, Hsipaw. The writer carefully crafted the usual things every teenagers have to go through – like the very first crush, the unrequited love, the teenage heartache etc – with such eloquence. It was not dramatic with exaggeratedly adorned words nor boring with lack of character development. It also featured the time when book rental shops were huge impact for book nerds. The era today’s 30-somethings and 40-somethings really wish they could go back cause the book rental shop culture is nearly vanished in the country.
With such poise, the ambience of Hsipaw and its vicinity were impeccably developed. The pretty little train station, the riverside house, the book rental shop and the yellow wild sunflowers were vividly printed on my mind. As the title suggests, a subtle nostalgic feeling lingered as I turned each page. A well deserved 4 stars.
What a delightful read. A beautiful story of the protagonists reminiscing about their adolescence in a sleepy little town of Shan State, Hsipaw. The writer carefully crafted the usual things every teenagers have to go through – like the very first crush, the unrequited love, the teenage heartache etc – with such eloquence. It was not dramatic with exaggeratedly adorned words nor boring with lack of character development. It also featured the time when book rental shops were huge impact for book nerds. The era today’s 30-somethings and 40-somethings really wish they could go back cause the book rental shop culture is nearly vanished in the country.
With such poise, the ambience of Hsipaw and its vicinity were impeccably developed. The pretty little train station, the riverside house, the book rental shop and the yellow wild sunflowers were vividly printed on my mind. As the title suggests, a subtle nostalgic feeling lingered as I turned each page. A well deserved 4 stars.