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Dec 12, 2010

Abdyka rated it:

Sungguh.

Saya hidup kembali.

Telah lama saya merindukan sebuah bacaan seperti ini. sungguh. ini seperti bertemu kembali dengan kekasih yang telah lama terpisahkan. oh betapa melegakannya. sungguh.

Jauh sebelum membaca buku ini, saya telah sadar dan yakin kalau Soseki Nasume akan membuat saya masuk dan terlempar kedalam karyanya. dan ini terbukti langsung lewat buku ini. jika boleh beranalogi, membaca Botchan ini seperti menaiki pesawat jet melintasi khatulistiw More...

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Jan 07, 2012

Luis rated it:

¡Fantástico! Botchan (en japonés "niño mimado") que algunos llaman "El guardián entre el centeno" japonés, describe la historia de un joven graduado universitario que acepta un puesto de profesor en un colegio de una provincia rural que dista mucho del Tokio que está acostumbrado. Nada más llegar la clase le hará la vida imposible al profesor nuevo, pero es que el resto de profesores (cada uno con su mote) también van a dar juego...
Tengo que decir que con este libro me h More...

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Sep 22, 2011

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Sebenarnya buku ini biasa saja. Settingnya di situ-situ saja, antara rumah kontrakan, sekolah, atau pemandian air panas. Alurnya datar, klimaksnya tidak terlalu membuat tenggang, penyelesaiannya pun biasa saja. Yang menarik dari Botchan adalah gaya penuturan dan penokohannya. Karakter di buku ini semua menarik apa lagi dilihat dari sudut pandang si tokoh utama yang blak-blakan, bicara tanpa tedeng aling-aling.
Botchan sebenarnya enggan jadi guru apa lagi ketika ia mengajar ia mendapatka More...

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Nov 19, 2007

Dave rated it:

Very funny especially if you have ever been a teacher. It kind of reminds me of the trials and tribulations of Torgodevil in Korea (especially in the beginning). The novel details all the stupid politics and rivalries between teachers and the administration not to mention the students themselves, who are spoiled and unruly. The narrator is also interesting in that he is from Tokyo and looks down upon the small town as provincial and unsophisticated.
Though you can identify with him, the ma More...

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Apr 10, 2009

Núria rated it:

'Botchan' es un libro que cae bien. Es un libro que nunca será tu mejor amigo pero con el que es agradable pasar el rato. A ratos es muy divertido y está lleno de ternura pero sin llegar nunca a ser cursi. Son las aventuras y desventuras de un joven impulsivo de Tokio que se va a provincias a trabajar de profe de mates. La novela narra las dificultades con los alumnos, pero también con los otros profesores (oh, I can relate). Tiene un final demasiado abrupto en que todo se (mal) resuelve de mane More...

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Sep 01, 2008

Nami rated it:

This was fun, short, verging on sweet. Because I am not entirely sure what I took from it morally (unless I am to imagine it's a straight a,b,c growing up tale - I'm not sold that it is), I can't really say I found it completely sweet. I don't know what the word is because amoral, lacking morals, all have a bad sense about them. Maybe it had empty morals. Or maybe even morals that really weren't morals at all.

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I'm totally enjoying this book. Also, I'm freaked ou More...

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Feb 09, 2012

Jayaprakash rated it:

This translation has such an engaging voice - in-your-face, unapologetic, a little given to posturing but largely honest and down-to-earth. That sums up the narrator as well. He's a young man who is inclined to be tactless and rash. He has no especially strong ties except to a lady who works for his family as a servant and emerges as a kind of mother figure.

Botchan wanders into a career as a teacher in a provincial school and comes face to face with treachery, hypocrisy and the comp More...

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Jan 26, 2012

Darryl rated it:

Botchan was written by Soseki in 1905, and it is widely considered to be one of the most important works of Japanese literature, as it was one of the first modern works that touches on the conflict between traditional values and beliefs found in remote Japanese villages, and the influence of the West and a modern society in a major city such as Tokyo.

The narrator is a young man of slight build but feisty spirit who has recently graduated from university with a degree in physics, who More...

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Jul 15, 2011

Alexander rated it:

This novella was neither thought-provoking nor entertaining. A small part of my lack of enjoyment may have been due to the fact that it's a satire of a specific social order that I'm not familiar with -- but the bulk of the problem lay in the book's over-simplicity.

The intrigues between the 2-dimensional characters (that make up the bulk of the story) are trite, dramaless and inspire no emotional reaction from the reader. Each of the faculty members has either one or two personal q More...

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Jun 07, 2010

Louise rated it:

Natsume Soseki was a famous Japanese literature author who passed away in 1916. His books are incredible.

In "Botchan", he is offered a teaching job after graduation and collects his belongings, hops the train and ends up some godforsaken place called "Shikoku" as a mathematics teacher in a middle school. What he discovers upon arrival is a very odd bunch of characters for colleagues.

Botchan decides to give them all nicknames like: Badger for the Princi More...

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May 12, 2010

Paula rated it:

'Ever since I was a child, my inherent recklessness has brought me nothing but trouble …'

'Botchan' was written 106 years ago and is still one of most popular books in Japan.

'Botchan' is the story of Botchan, not his name, its a endearing or dismissive name for a young man of a respectable family, his real name is never revealed.

Botchan has always been a handful for his family and as he gets older, he still remains a handful. Following the death of his Father, More...

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Oct 25, 2009

Ririenz rated it:

BOTCHAN
Natsume Soseki
Indah Santi Praditina; Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Jakarta, Februari 2009
224 halaman

Waktu datang ke Book Fair sebenarnya tidak ada niatku untuk memiliki buku ini tapi karena covernya eye-catchy banget membuatku jatuh hati padanya. Covernya seperti komik, menggambarkan sketsa orang-orang dan lingkungan pedesaan Jepang. Cara penyajian covernya juga unik, seperti membuka pintu rumah atau ShojiJepang.

Membaca judul novelnya juga menging More...

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Sep 20, 2009

Pras rated it:

Dari dulu aku ga pernah percaya gitu aja kata orang, nah sekarang aku dapat batunya. Harusnya aku ga baca review di internet yang bilang buku Botchan tuh ceritanya kaya Totto chan. Waktu beli buku ini sempet tertarik sama nama Natsume Soseki, yang mukanya kecetak di uang jepang. Aku liatnya sih mukanya kaya-kaya tukang jual minyak keliling makanya aku panggil kaya gitu. Nah si tukang minyak ini buat buku yang katanya terkenal di seluruh jepang. Waktu baca aku mikir "apanya yang Totto chan?" More...

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Aug 20, 2009

Bunga Mawar rated it:

Sebagaimana dalam kehidupan nyata, tidak semua orang yang menjadi tokoh dalam cerita adalah orang yang bisa menarik simpati pembacanya. Tokoh "aku" dalam buku ini juga demikian. Entah memang demikianlah cara penulis untuk membuat tokoh itu jadi tokoh antagonis yang kebetulan juga "korban" kekuasaan, atau yaaah... dalam kehidupan nyata ada juga orang yang memang mudah sekali berpikiran negatif pada setiap hal yang ada di depannya.

Itulah si Botchan, dari kecil tumbu More...

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Jun 08, 2009

Fiary rated it:

Buku ini sempet mejeng cukup lama di rak buku. Entah kenapa kok gak ketemu terus ‘feel / greget’ nya untuk baca. Padahal katanya buku ini setara dengan Toto Chan. Di cover belakang buku dibilangin kalo buku ini merupakan novel klasik yang paling banyak dibaca di Jepang modern. Nah, minggu kemaren disempetin baca. Ternyata ni buku memang beda banget dengan Toto Chan. Dan cukup melelahkan bacanya.

Di awal cerita, aku sempet dibuat tersenyum dengan sikap Botchan yang paling pantang ditanta More...

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Jun 06, 2011

Rachel rated it:

Botchan is the nickname of the otherwise unnamed narrator, a young man who leaves Tokyo to teach math at a middle school in a country town in the south of Japan. He has no particular interest in teaching, but he has nothing better to do so he accepts the job when offered. Botchan the novel is considered the most widely-read of all Japan's modern novels and Botchan the character is often compared to Holden Caulfield, but I find the comparison inapt since Holden was an obnoxious creep who though More...

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Jul 09, 2011

強 rated it:

I definitely enjoyed this book a whole lot more the second time through, and it has a whole lot of charm and character to recommend it. It does require a little understanding of the background to Japan in the time of writing, but the introduction covers that pretty well. It is enough to give the reader what is needed to enjoy the story.

The characters are lively and interesting, as they are flawed, and their interactions with the main antagonist, Botchan, are entertaining. However, whe More...

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Sep 18, 2010

agil rated it:

“Since i was in the childhood, my indiscretion always gives me many problems.” That’s written in the first sentence in the first page in that book. From the first sentence, we’ll know about the attitude of the main charater, who has more integrity and idealistic and off course careless. He’s a young teacher whom located in a cloistered area in Shisoku. Because he’s very idealist, and a little bit naive, he will face many problems because the system in the new school has very different proper be More...

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Aug 14, 2009

Liliyah rated it:

selesaaiii juga...huff.. geregetan banget dengan karakter semua tokohnya. Udah jelas2 yaa mereka tuh diadu domba, udah jelas semua bukti2nya tapi masiihh ajah mikir.."Kenapa ya begini?".."kenapa ya begitu?"... Grrrhh!!

Atau mungkin di era tahun 1900-an awal semua orang masih begitu polos dan lugu?? sehingga kabar burung, mitos dan gosip menjadi begitu dipercaya?

ini kisah tentang seseorang yang bernama Bot, tetapi oleh pengasuhnya dia dipanggil botchan More...

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Jan 29, 2010

Karin rated it:

Tadinya mau kasih 3.8 bintang, tapi ternyata endingnya kurang memuaskan. Soalnya saya mengharapkan ending yang heroik bak pahlawan... ;D

novel ini menceritakan kejadian2 disekitar Botchan, dan bagaimana Botchan melihat (menilai, berprasangka, dan mencerna) kejadian2 tersebut.

Botchan tidak melihat kedepan. Segala sesuatu ia kerjakan dengan spontanitas dengan pemikiran2 yang simple. Justru yang menjadi keunggulan novel ini adalah pemikiran2 Botchan (bukan cerita).

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Dec 09, 2009

Grantimatter rated it:

Still engaging after all these years.

That's the years since I first read the thing (in college) and the years since it was written (at the turn of the 20th century in Japan). The main character, a new teacher from Tokyo at a boarding school out in the country, is angry, proud, stubborn and hot-tempered... and absolutely chucklesome. I suppose that's one thing that sets it apart from most boarding school fiction - the naif everything hangs on is a teacher, not a student. To a certain More...

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Feb 23, 2011

Linda E. rated it:

Cohn's translation makes this 100-year-old book sound modern, which means it can easily be read by Americans. And it's funny - as in both odd and comical. Here is this short, mouthy, impulsive Japanese man (what?) from big-city Tokyo stuck in some god-forsaken hick town, enduring annoying ignorance from students and townfolk plus the two-facedness of the school faculty for which he has made up nicknames. Botchan is self-righteousness and thinks himself a tough guy. Readers have got to love gems More...

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Nov 19, 2010

Irene rated it:

I enjoyed Soseki's Light and Darkness and Ten Nights' Dreams very much, so I was glad to see that Botchan is available as a free ebook.

The novel's protagonist, 'Master Darling', is quite a likeable young man. He's ill-tempered and 'simple-minded', sure, but any personal failures he might have are balanced by his strong sense of justice. When he realises he's made an error in judgment, he doesn't hesitate to apologise and rectify the mistake.

The plot is as simple and str More...

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Jun 30, 2010

Ardita rated it:

Cerita dalam buku ini menjadi klasik karena khas mengenai kelompok manusia di mana saja, kapan saja. Ditulis jaman perang Sino-Jepang hingga sekarang, tidak kehilangan makna.

Botchan anak muda yang tidak tahu akan jadi apa kelak dengan sikap selalu menyampaikan apa isi benaknya. Hidupnya relatif bersih dari intrik. Namun ketika pekerjaan membawanya dari kota besar ke kota kecil, hidupnya menjadi menarik disimak.

Bagi pendatang, upaya menyesuaikan diri dengan tempat baru ad More...

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Apr 06, 2010

Praj rated it:

Botchan's story of his life as a middle-school teacher in the Japanese countryside is simple and entertaining.Botchan a complete stranger to compliments and praises in his childhood grows to be a loner with a 'I don't care' attitude.He gets confused or rather angry with the subtle manipulations he experiences later in life. The only emotional attachment he has and loves is that with his childhood maid Kiyo, who never stops from showering motherly love and praises on him.
The writi More...

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May 21, 2010

Mark rated it:

I don't know about any of you who have also finished reading this, but somehow Botchan reminds me of J.D. Salinger's lead character in "The Catcher in The Rye", Holden Caulfield. I can't help myself from drawing comparisons between the two, even though it's like comparing Lady Gaga with Celine Dion. They're simply un-comparable, if you get what I mean.

Anyway, I like this classic tale of a young teacher from Tokyo who got an offer to teach a middle school in rural Japan, whi More...

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Feb 12, 2011

Mana-tasia rated it:

I incline towards claiming that a) I either don’t understand Japanese books or b) there is absolutely nothing special in Japanese literature in the first place. I am always enthusiastic when reading literature from remote parts of the world (not that I read it so often). Instead of relying entirely on European or American books it is a great pleasure to try out something new. As I unconditionally love most kinds of literary genres (maybe except sci-fi) I was rather disappointed with the prose s More...

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Feb 23, 2010

Nura rated it:

Waktu liat back cover-nya udah ngebayangan nih buku semacam Toto-chan. Beda tipis sih. Klo di Toto-chan, prtagonisnya si murid, nah kalo di Botchan, protagonisnya si guru.

Dua bab pertama bikin saya ilfil banget sama tuh Bocthan. Nih, orang nyebelin banget sih. Ga punya kelebihan apa-apa aja bangga. Dimanja, sih, sama Kiyo.

Tapi seiring perjalanan sang Botchan, banyak hal-hal yang menarik dari dirinya yang bisa diteladani, terutama sifat jujurnya dan keberaniannya mengakui More...

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Feb 01, 2012

Fauziyyah rated it:

Dalam pengantar penerjemah, dikatakan bahwa novel ini menduduki posisi penting dalam sastra Jepang. Padahal jujur, novel ini sederhana saja. Masih dalam pengantar penerjemah, tidak ada ide besar dalam novel ini. Tapi daya tariknya ada pada sikap ksatria Botchan dalam menghadapi konflik-konflik yang ada dalam cerita.

Baiklah, siapa Botchan? Hingga akhir cerita, tidak disampaikan nama asli Botchan. Botchan pun adalah panggilan yang hanya dia, tokoh Aku, dapatkan dari pengasuhnya yang be More...

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May 16, 2009

Edy rated it:

Sebuah cerita pemberontakan seorang anak kota bernama Botchan yang kurang kasih sayang dari ayah bunda dan sering dicap “bandel” oleh keluarga. Dia kemudian mendapat kasih sayang tulus dari pekerja rumah tangga yang sudah tua renta.
Botchan kemudian memperoleh pekerjaan sebagai guru. Benturan dihadapi ketika dia masuk ke lingkungan budaya baru di sebuah pelosok desa yang penuh dengan budaya basa-basi. Dia harus menghadapi intrik2 sesama guru yang saling menjatuhkan. Sampai suatu ketika dia More...

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