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my_bibliotheca's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Akakawa memang sebuah kota imajiner buatan Clarissa Goenawan, tp justru hawanya begitu melekat di ingatan bahkan perasaan. Kesunyian, ketentraman, dan kesepian begitu kentara dalam buku setebal 400 halaman ini.
Dibantu dg terjemahan yang halus dan mengalir membuat pembaca dapat menyaksikan bagaimana Ren Ishida mengulik kebenaran di balik kasus pembunuhan kakakknya dan memahami perkembangan karakternya. Walaupun di bagian tengah buku, cerita lebih melebar ke segala arah, tp penulis mampu menggiring plot ke tujuan awal Ren Ishida. Banyak kejadian yang diselipkan selama Ren menekuri jejak Keiko Ishida membuat pembaca semakin mengenal kedua sosok ini.
Sosok Rio Nakajima atau Seven Stars menurutku merupakan sosok brilliant dan penyegaran dlm cerita ini. Kehadirannya memang tetap membawa hawa kesepian, tp ketika dua orang saling kesepian berkumpul (dia dengan Ren) merupakan kombinasi yg unik dr cerita ini.
Penulis membuka rahasia demi rahasia dengan begitu sabar dan perlahan, sampai di bagian akhir cerita alurnya terpacu menjadi lebih cepat. Fakta yang terkuak dan telah diketahui Ren cukup mengagetkanku betapa pekanya Ren setalah kehilangan kakakknya. Meskipun sampai akhir pembaca tetap merasa penasaran, aku cukup puas dengan penutupan yang bisa disimpulkan oleh pembaca sendiri.
Ini merupakan salah satu quote yang membekas di pikiranku:
"Kesedihan itu sendiri tidak akan menyakiti siapa pun. Hal-hal yang kau lakukan ketika sedihlah yang menyakitimu dan orang-orang sekitarmu"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol
tiemzahra's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I loved Miwako Sumida from the same author. This one is… disturbing. Because this book features almost adult-minor relationship.
Of Ren who came to a rural town for his sister’s funeral.
He’s also determined to find the truth over his sister’s brutal death. He stayed there for over 6 months, replaced his sister’s position as a teacher in a tuition centre, and lived in a mansion of a local politician his sister last resided.
I questioned Ren who swore he knew his sister, confidently saying “my sister wasn’t like that” but you didn’t really care about her personal life? And the whole Seven Star affair is disgusting! Justifying it as human nature is not okay. At least I want him to be held accountable. The whole book is just him creating a temporary harem. Aside from his flings, another thingthat was falling in love with his own sister? is also sickening.
I love the side characters though, hence the rating.
Of Ren who came to a rural town for his sister’s funeral.
He’s also determined to find the truth over his sister’s brutal death. He stayed there for over 6 months, replaced his sister’s position as a teacher in a tuition centre, and lived in a mansion of a local politician his sister last resided.
I questioned Ren who swore he knew his sister, confidently saying “my sister wasn’t like that” but you didn’t really care about her personal life? And the whole Seven Star affair is disgusting! Justifying it as human nature is not okay. At least I want him to be held accountable. The whole book is just him creating a temporary harem. Aside from his flings, another thing
I love the side characters though, hence the rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy