cakrawala's reviews
31 reviews

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

i don't even know what to say about this book. it's really disturbing and heartbreaking. the graphic description of bullying made me took a lot of pauses when i read this book. definitely would never read this again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Such a heartwarming book with unique storyline. There are only few characters yet you can know the details for each ones. Eventhough the way of the time works is quite paradoxical, at the end it's a fiction book so it's still forgivable. I also love how fast paced it is, I didn't feel bored at all.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is THE book. A very interesting plot that could make you sit down for hours just to understand what is this all about. At first, I felt a little bit lost, I didn't understand what happened here. It felt like I was in a labyrinth. or maybe, I was. I become one with Piranesi, the character, who had been lived for years in the labyrinth that he refered as "The House". His journals raised the curiosity inside me and there were a lot of questions popped up when I read this book. A little twist that very amusing and rarely found probably the one thing that i lived the most. The sensation when you connected the dots at the end after went through a long journey is definitely unbeatable. This is the book that i would love to feel the sensation to read it for the first time again. The writing style of the story is to the point and made it easy for us to understand the complicated plot in here. 

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

definitely love the story line. i cry a lot especially during the ending. this book makes me questioning a lot of "What If" WHICH makes me cry even more.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

4.0

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

3.0

Circe by Madeline Miller

4.0

well written story, poetic and beautiful. you could feel what circe feels all along the story. if you were have no idea about greek myth, you probably need to take a look for some terms on browser.

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

4.0

a very adam silvera book. i didn't expect the ending to be like that, but it starts make sense once i put myself to be in griffin's position. great story for me.

Normal People by Sally Rooney

5.0

such an emotional rollercoaster i've been going through. they have their own world and they are home to each others. my heart hurts so bad on some ending chapter. what they had might be unclear and undefined, but they always have and love each others.

i wish they could be more openly talk about what they feel. not make many assumptions by theirself without reassuring first. i love how sally rooney wrote and describe everything so detailed and i can feel the emotion, what they were going through.