A review by roza97
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.0
I saw someone reading this along with A little life..and it seemed if I liked that then I'll like this too..so I picked it up thinking if i like the first page I'll continue..if not then nope.
I was surprised how easy to read this was!! Given the dark or sad topics the book deals with.. it's odd to find it easy to read in between finals. However it worked as a little break and a relaxing read at the end.
Apart from the characters..what caught me is the twists? I don't know how to feel about them..when the twists came it was like why didn't I see it coming for how obvious it was..but that was the point of it i reckon.
Certain aspects of this book reminded me of Norwegian Wood..to such extent that it was as if I was reading about Toru's yearning for Naoko all over again.
It felt good to see the ending being a hopeful one.
I was surprised how easy to read this was!! Given the dark or sad topics the book deals with.. it's odd to find it easy to read in between finals. However it worked as a little break and a relaxing read at the end.
Apart from the characters..what caught me is the twists? I don't know how to feel about them..when the twists came it was like why didn't I see it coming for how obvious it was..but that was the point of it i reckon.
Certain aspects of this book reminded me of Norwegian Wood..to such extent that it was as if I was reading about Toru's yearning for Naoko all over again.
It felt good to see the ending being a hopeful one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide