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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

  • Imo the relationship development between Mina and Shin was kinda rushed.
  • I thought there would be more background story about Kirin, but it’s just superficial 
  • Sometimes Mina was so stubborn

After all it’s such an interesting story and I enjoyed reading this book tho. It reminded me a lot of Spirited Away. The Sea God’s city must be exquisite.

My favorite character is Namgi 🫶🏻
I’m afraid of a lot of things, but not the darkness. I can see in the dark, you know. That must be why. Really, I don’t need this torch, but you do, so I’ll hold it for you. Sometimes I can be thoughtless. And I like to tease. But you can depend upon me.
Filosofi Teras by Henry Manampiring

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Buku pertama yang aku baca di tahun 2022. Tertarik baca karena sering liat di twitter dan kebetulan waktu itu lagi stress, jadi termotivasi untuk baca buku-buku self help.

Aku jadi tau apa itu Stoisisme dari buku ini. Bahasa yang dipakai author mudah dipahami, terutama untuk orang awam yang baru pertama kali denger Stoisisme. Memang ga semua filosofinya bisa diterapkan karena ada yang bertentangan dengan akidah Islam, tapi beberapa hal mengubah mindset dan cara pandang aku terhadap sesuatu.

Aku suka konsep dikotomi kendali dan S-T-A-R. Setelah tau dua hal itu, mental state aku rasanya jadi lebih stabil. Intinya karena buku ini, aku jadi bisa meresapi kalau kebahagiaan itu seharusnya datang dari diri sendiri.
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