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blackferrum's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
The Plotters sering seliweran di timeline, entah di media sosial atau lokapasar. Premis dan sinopsisnya menarik; seorang pembunuh bayaran bernama Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Singkat, jelas, dan padat. Sukses mancing rasa penasaran lalu dapat kesempatan baca gratis (thanks to Rakata), tuntaslah semua rasa penasarannya.
Narasi yang dibawakan nggak terlalu muluk. Memang, kesannya banyak metafora dan agak bling-bling, tapi sama sekali nggak menyulitkan pembaca buat paham artinya. Reseng yang dibesarkan di perpustakaan punya ilmu yang luas. Keterampilannya sebagai pembunuh bayaran yang punya nama nggak muncul hanya karena dia adalah tokoh utama.
Seperti yang kusebut di awal, Reseng membeberkan operasinya. Dari permintaan yang masuk, lalu berlanjut ke si perencana, si makelar, berakhir di eksekutor. Reseng sendiri sebagai eksekutor. Sebelum menjalankan misi, sudah ada tas dari si perencana yang isinya alat dan bahan untuk membunuh sasaran.
Yang paling bikin merinding adalah si pembunuh bayaran atau bahkan kontraktornya bisa aja jadi korban. Kalau memang sudah waktunya disingkirkan. Mungkin karena dulu banyak menonoton drama Korea bergenre thriller, suasana dan motif yang ada di buku ini nggak lagi asing buatku. Siklus si pemburu yang ganti diburu juga rasanya sudah jadi semacam hal lumrah. Tapi, meski merasa siklus ini biasa dalam bisnis semacam ini, tetap ikut frustrasi dengan usaha Reseng mencari apa dan kenapa ekornya diburu.
Novel ini dari ilustrasi sampul dan mood cerita yang dibangun sukses membuat nuansa "gelap"-nya terasa pekat. Dunia bawah dan bisnis "menyingkirkan" semacam ini memang nggak common dibahas.
Bintangnya nggak bisa penuh karena ending-nya entah kenapa kurang nendang bagiku. Walaupun, kalau diangkat jadi film (kalau series malah ragu ending-nya nggak diubah) ending begini kayak biasa banget. After effect-nya memang ... hampa.
Terus, ini TMI, TP jadi progres Roro Jonggrang-ku selama jadi pembaca fiksi aktif. Maksudku, halaman di buku ini nggak kurang dari 200 dan selesai dengan waktu kurang dari 24 jam itu prestasi banget. Pokoknya, thanks to Rakata!
Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Trafficking
tungstenmouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Murder, Medical content, Cursing, Violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, and Death
Minor: Stalking and Cannibalism
marlenemo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Car accident, Medical content, and Domestic abuse
mlewis's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Car accident, Gun violence, Stalking, and Suicide
livvyofthevalley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Classism, Death, and Addiction
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and War
angela_iseli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, and Violence
_fallinglight_'s review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
lindsloveslit's review against another edition
2.75
"The Plotters" written by Un-su Kim is about Reseng, who is raised by Old Raccoon in a library in Korea. There, he teaches Reseng to become an assassin where he carries out plotters instructions to kill people. Eventually, after disobeying orders, he finds himself in trouble and on a hit list. The ending felt bizarre, and overall it was very different from what I expected; more violent/gorey and less fantasy/tense.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
midnightshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Child death
novi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
My only complain is that the ending was not satisfying. At all. I guess we have to think for ourselves and interpret it in our own way why that was the ending, why the people did what they did, and how would the situation continue. It felt so unfinished!!! I need at least 1 more chapter. I also want to know more about old fox and hanja. Ugh a sequel or a prequel would be nice.
Oh also the concept of "the plotters" feels too organized for me. Too tidy. The fact that there are people that just plan things. How do they know if their plan will work if we've never seen them on the field? But I know nothing about this world so I don't know how accurate this book is, but the author has a lot of knowledge about the world of killing people (some are very specific and it made me very very suspicious), so *shrugs*.
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Murder
Minor: Car accident