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oviyabalan's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars.
This book had the potential to become my top favourite reads of the year. But the open endings weren't doing me any favour.
Overall, a well written short story collection covering many complex and some questionable topics.
This book had the potential to become my top favourite reads of the year. But the open endings weren't doing me any favour.
Overall, a well written short story collection covering many complex and some questionable topics.
adindasr26's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not very fond of stories that have no continuation that's why I rate it 3 stars.
The stories will haunt you...in an uncomfortable way, and while reading I could see how different cultures could affect someone's life.
The narrator in this story is very "kepo" is how Indonesian called curiosity on other people's lives, and the way bloomingtonian lives a very uncaring, solitary, "mind your own business" life is very sad. Very different from Indonesia, where we have a strong community sense and people always want to help their neighbours.
Anyways, what I'm saying is, the narrator could have such entitlement to themself and the way the bloomingtonian lives really makes it hard to make a connection.
The stories will haunt you...in an uncomfortable way, and while reading I could see how different cultures could affect someone's life.
The narrator in this story is very "kepo" is how Indonesian called curiosity on other people's lives, and the way bloomingtonian lives a very uncaring, solitary, "mind your own business" life is very sad. Very different from Indonesia, where we have a strong community sense and people always want to help their neighbours.
Anyways, what I'm saying is, the narrator could have such entitlement to themself and the way the bloomingtonian lives really makes it hard to make a connection.
magnolia_crescent's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
5.0
fluture's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Reading this book remind me about just how much flaws we have as humans. On the other side, this book could teach us compassion, patient, and sincerity for there are things which are not for us and we should just accept.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
papermiwnt's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"Janganlah mengurusi kepentingan orang lain dan janganlah mempunyai keinginan tahu tentang orang lain. Hanya dengan jalan demikian, kita dapat tenang."
Sesuai denga judulnya, "Orang - Orang Bloomington" merupakan kumpualn cerpen karya Budi Darma yang memuat kisah tentang kehidupan orang-orang Bloomington dengan segala ke randomannya.
OOB bukanlah merupakan buku yang mungkin menyenangkan untuk dibaca semua orang, karena menceritakan tentang orang-orang biasa dengan permasalahan hidup mereka yang mungkin sepele. Kadang, beberapa kisah cerita juga berakhir tragis. Tapi saya justru menyukai bahwa beberapa karakter utamanya adalah orang-orang menyebalkan, dan mereka mendapatkan hasil yang menurut saya pantas untuk apa yang mereka lakukan.
Tokoh-tokoh utama dalam cerpen ini sangat peka dan mendetail soal perilaku, kepribadian dan juga gerak-gerik orang lain. Tentu saja, kebanyakan persepsi ini berdasarkan asumsi si tokoh utama belaka. Tapi mau tak mau, kita dibawa meluhat tokoh lain dan kejadian berdasarkan kacamata si tokoh utama.
Membaca OOB membutuhkan kehati-hatian agar kita tidak tergelincir ke dalam sudut pandang tokoh utama. Atau malah, kita bisa melepaskan rem yang terpasang secara alami dalam kehidupan nyata kita masing-masing.
Dalam hal ini, Budi Darma tak hanya berhasil membawa saya ke sebuah tempat baru, tetapi juga kedalam kepribadian yang berbeda. Sebagai seorang pembaca ini adalah bentuk eskapisme yang seru. Superb Read.
hannisreading's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
i felt uncomfortable reading this. especially the parents who wanted to kill the child.
tirshavira's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
3.0
I really love the first story of this book about the old man. That gave me goosebumps. But unfortunately the rest of the chapters are not as engaging as the first one, it's too hard to understand.
shirasuki's review against another edition
4.0
Waktu awal nemu buku ini kukira ceritanya normal, tapi ternyata isinya cerpen2 yanybmind blowing. Its really good!