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The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

24 reviews

flattrash's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Abortion, Blood, Suicide, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Rape

aphrochilds's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Bullying

lumiiyowo's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Transphobia

autumnk3lly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Abortion, and Sexual assault

Minor: Dysphoria and Body shaming

halsteady's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault

tessjx's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

Slight glorification of suicide aside, this is a fantastic book. Characters are so compelling and rich, and I really felt like I was learning and growing them. I would recommend it to anyone

TW: rape, suicide, bullying

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

my_bibliotheca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

Hidup tak pernah seberat yg dialami Miwako Sumida. Jadi, ketika semua rahasianya ia ceritakan, hampir tak bisa dibayangkan betapa kuatnya Miwako menghadapi semua tanpa mengatakannya kepada siapapun sampai akhir hidupnya. 

 

Dari penampilannya yg kaku dan sikapnya yg dingin, pembaca pasti sudah menebak-nebak ada yg keliru dg kehidupannya. Dan semua itu terjawab di akhir cerita, kenapa ia selalu berusaha menyembunyikan setiap luka dan takut membangun hubungan dg Ryusei. 

 

Di prolog, kita sudah dipancing dg percapakan Ryusei dan Chie mengenai dugaan tenpat bunuh dirinya Miwako. Misteri buku ini dibangun dg rapi dan berhasil membuat pembaca penasaran. Potongan-potongan clue dikumpulkan dg menekuri kisah dr ketiga sudut pandang karakter yg dekat dg Miwako, yaitu Ryusei, Chie, dan Fumi. Tidak seperti di buku pertamanya (Rainbirds), Clarissa Goenawan menutup ending secara pasti dr pengakuan Miwako sendiri. Jadi, pertanyaan-pertanyaan dan segala sesuatu yg mengganjal sebelumnya terjawab sudah di sini. Tuntas! 

 

Kejutan-kejutan di akhir cerita (POV Fumi) dan beberapa yg sudah dipaparkan sedikit melalui POV Ryusei dan Chie terasa sangat memuaskan rasa penasaran dan masuk akal mengingat sikap Miwako yg sebegitu dinginnya. 

 

Selain menyoroti tentang kisah di balik sosok Miwako Sumida dan karakter lainnya, buku ini jg menyoroti bagaimana cara berdamai dg kematian orang yg disayangi. Cara yg ditempuh Ryusei dan Chie untuk mengikhlaskan kepergian Miwako hampir sama seperti di buku Rainbirds, yakni dg mengunjungi desa terakhir yg ditinggali oleh Miwako untuk menekuri kegiatan selama hidupnya. Sampai akhirnya Ryusei mampu menerima segala kenyataan yg ada dan berdamai dengannya.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape

november_is_reading1114's review

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, and Abortion

areen's review

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Abortion

lyd41's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed. I was apprehensive at first about the whole story supposedly centering around finding the 'Why' to Miwako's suicide. Once I started reading, though, I was relieved. This was nothing like thirteen reasons why, no romanticization. (It didn't even focus that much on finding out why.)  It was more like a character study, a psychological analyzation of how we deal with trauma, and the baggage that we all carry. The story was told in three separate parts, from each protagonist's POV. I enjoyed seeing three different perspectives of relation to Miwako. The characters are what sold me on this book, they're all very well written. The writing is beautiful: relflective prose, with 2/3 parts being in third pov. My critiques are that the three parts attempted to connect an overarching storyline, creating much suspense and build up, but it failed toward the end. The ending rushed and left me wanting more closure and explanation. 

Even though I would have enjoyed a traditional book where the story was told from Miwako's point of view, I think I prefer how this author layed it out, as it created much more curiosity and suspense. 


Notes to keep in mind when looking to read this book: 
This book is set in Japan and includes all traditional aspects of Japanese etiquette and culture. It may be confusing for some who don't know much of the social culture. 
This book is angsty. Very Angsty. Top tier angst. Very possibly triggering things. Check content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Deadnaming, Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, and Alcohol