An incredibly somber story, yet somehow told in such an inspiring and uplifting way. Easy quick read!

3.5/5

This is a really interesting insight into the evolution of gene editing and what that means for our future. The beginning wasn't as interesting to me, but it definitely picked up as the story continued.

I read this book on August 17th; how apt as it's also Indonesia's independence day!

I enjoyed it, but I didn't feel like I learned much. Perhaps it's just because Sukarno is such an important figure in Indonesian history, so I already knew a lot. But perhaps this book is just lacking

Not bad, but I felt that it was a little confusing. Somehow it just didn't flow well enough for me.

In my attempt to learn more about Indonesian history, I decided to buy this at Gramedia the other week and I'm glad I did because I ended up finishing this in a day! It's succinct and well-told.

An interesting (and sometimes weird) collection of stories! More of a 3.5/5, but rounded up to 4/5 here.

Sure there were some good bits, but Idk why, I just never managed to really get into this book.

What a heartbreaking story

This is one of a kind and I get why people may think the plot is really smart, but I'm not sure it really did it for me. I didn't hate it but didn't love it either

An emotional book on what it means to be a young black Londoner. It's short and moving.

This is a book about loss, about a mother's love for her children, and also a glimpse ito what life was like in the 16th century in rural England.

It won the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, and while I don't think it was must read, I do think it was a good read!

It somehow got even better? Fun to read and also educational.

Wow. Just WOW! Once this book got going, I could not put this book down. Incredibly riveting, deeply emotional, and it made me want to read more Japanese and Korean literature.

Same as the first, still adorable!

Adorable and wholesome!

Incredibly touching and inspiring; it made me want to cry on multiple occassions.