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Purple Eyes by Prisca Primasari
the first book from an Indonesian author I have read this year. I didn't expect the book to be quite this good?? aku suka cerita ini pakai latar/setting di Throndeim, one of the places I want to visit. untuk cerita, walau di awal udah bisa ketebak akhirnya tpi tetep bagus dan ringan untuk dibaca. I like how the author didn't make them together right away, and made the male lead continue with the rest of his life despite the fact that it meant he had to be temporarily separated from the person he loved
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Karena terkadang, tidak merasakan itu lebih baik daripada menanggung rasa sakit yang bertubi-tubi.
the first book from an Indonesian author I have read this year. I didn't expect the book to be quite this good?? aku suka cerita ini pakai latar/setting di Throndeim, one of the places I want to visit. untuk cerita, walau di awal udah bisa ketebak akhirnya tpi tetep bagus dan ringan untuk dibaca. I like how the author didn't make them together right away, and made the male lead continue with the rest of his life despite the fact that it meant he had to be temporarily separated from the person he loved
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
akhirnya selesai baca ini setelah 135 hari! bukunya somehow bosenin dan ngga ngebosenin di saat yang sama (iya ini alasan sering paused ㅠ_ㅠ) kalau secara cerita seri ke 2 ini way better dari caraval bagi aku, karakter Donatella di sini independen banget ngga ragu-ragu apalagi menye² kayak kakaknya (maaf). secara penulisan, masih persis banget kayak buku pertama, kayak cantik gitu perumpamaan²nya tapi tinggi banget buat dipahami.
Ekspresi lelaki tersebut begitu kelam hingga dia tampak seperti sepotong pekat yang dicuri dari malam.
kalau dibaca sekilas tuh sulit dipahami tapi pas coba dipahami ternyata indah bangett. selain Donatella, Legend sama Jacks juga oke banget, bagian akhir cerita baru kerasa seru, soo i'm surely gonna read the next book
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
Took me over a week to complete this book. I had to put it away for a while because I was unable to manage my temper while reading this book. The story tells of the main character (narrator) whose name isn't even known being bullied, then he meets Kojima, a girl classmate who is also being bullied. I apologize that I didn't like this book. It's just not for me, I felt every chapter got worse, and that the ending was really confusing.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
2.0
You think about how other people feel. You’re so kind. It makes sense. Because we’re always in pain, we know exactly what it means to hurt somebody else.
Took me over a week to complete this book. I had to put it away for a while because I was unable to manage my temper while reading this book. The story tells of the main character (narrator) whose name isn't even known being bullied, then he meets Kojima, a girl classmate who is also being bullied. I apologize that I didn't like this book. It's just not for me, I felt every chapter got worse, and that the ending was really confusing.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
This book is split into two parts In the first part, where the main lead Takako's life suddenly takes a turn for the worse, and then her uncle, Satoru, offers her to live in a used bookshop and co-manage it for a while. There, she discovers many new things out of her zone, through people who love used books, through the authors she gets to know, and through the books she starts to read..
I didn't like the second part, where the aunt, who left Takako's uncle 5 years ago, suddenly returns and makes the story a little less interesting. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the book because the translation was very easy to understand and didn't use any "big" words.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“ I don’t know, maybe it takes a long time to figure out what you’re truly searching for. Maybe you spend your whole life just to figure out a small part of it.”
This book is split into two parts In the first part, where the main lead Takako's life suddenly takes a turn for the worse, and then her uncle, Satoru, offers her to live in a used bookshop and co-manage it for a while. There, she discovers many new things out of her zone, through people who love used books, through the authors she gets to know, and through the books she starts to read..
I didn't like the second part, where the aunt, who left Takako's uncle 5 years ago, suddenly returns and makes the story a little less interesting. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the book because the translation was very easy to understand and didn't use any "big" words.