Ocean Sea
by Alessandro Baricco, Alastair McEwen
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Read in August, 2006
Ada sebuah peribahasa bahasa Indonesia, “Dalamnya laut bisa diduga, dalamnya hati siapa yang tahu?” Boleh jadi peribahasa ini benar adanya, memang berbekal kecanggihan teknologi yang sekarang telah ditemukan, kedalaman lautan dimana saja bisa perkirakan ukurannya.
Hanya saja, meskipun kedalaman laut sudah bisa diukur, mitos-mitos dan misteri yang tersembunyi di balik biru warnanya, masih banyak yang belum terungkap. Sehingga mengundang banyak rasa penasaran bagi publik dan menjadi peluang ...more
Hanya saja, meskipun kedalaman laut sudah bisa diukur, mitos-mitos dan misteri yang tersembunyi di balik biru warnanya, masih banyak yang belum terungkap. Sehingga mengundang banyak rasa penasaran bagi publik dan menjadi peluang ...more
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
Literature Lover, Madness Tale Lover
Ocean Sea merupakan sebuah kisah mengenai perangai manusia. Perangai dari kumpulan manusia yang telah ditakdirkan untuk saling bertemu dalam suatu penginapan bernama Almayer Inn. Seorang pelukis yang melukis laut dengan air laut, seorang ilmuan yang mencari dimana laut berakhir, seorang wanita yang berselingkuh, seorang gais remaja yang sakit secara misterius, seorang pendeta yang taat, seorang pelaut misterius, dan seorang dokter pembunuh. Semua orang tersebut bertemu dan menjalin takdirnya di ...more
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Read in January, 1994
One of my fave books ever. Baricco, you either love him or hate him, there's no inbetween.
I don't know how this particular edition (I own the original, in Italian), so I can't really vouch for the translation, but the Italian version caught my breath away. You laugh and you cry, you smile and you hurt, and smile again. The beginning is confusing because of Baricco's peculiar writing style *and* the plot... well, let's face it, the plot *is* weird, but it's a good kind of weird imho. Just gi...more
I don't know how this particular edition (I own the original, in Italian), so I can't really vouch for the translation, but the Italian version caught my breath away. You laugh and you cry, you smile and you hurt, and smile again. The beginning is confusing because of Baricco's peculiar writing style *and* the plot... well, let's face it, the plot *is* weird, but it's a good kind of weird imho. Just gi...more
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
artsy souls who like the roller coaster of language
"The last entry I wrote was Sunsets. You see, this thing about days ending is ingenious. It is an ingenious system. The days and then the nights. And then the days again. It would seem something to be expected, but there is genius in it. And at the point where Nature decides to set her own limits, the spectacle explodes. Sunsets. I studies them for weeks. It is not easy to understand a sunset. It has its own times, its dimensions, its colors. And since there is not one sunset, no...more
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Read in June, 2008
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It has taken me a while to get round to reviewing Ocean Sea as I don't think anything I write will do it justice. He writes in a way that I can only dream of being able to do.
It is written with beautiful and evocative language and I wish I could understand Italian as I'm sure the English doesn't do it justice. (This is not a criticism towards translator.)
This is the first book I've read by this author and I'm definitely going to read his others as I enjoyed this book immensely.
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It is written with beautiful and evocative language and I wish I could understand Italian as I'm sure the English doesn't do it justice. (This is not a criticism towards translator.)
This is the first book I've read by this author and I'm definitely going to read his others as I enjoyed this book immensely.
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It pains me a little to give a mediocre rating to an author I love, but I just couldn't get close enough to this book. There were very lovely passages, but also ones of extreme violence and horror (reminded me a bit of those terrifying bits in Wind-Up Bird Chronicles), and in the end, it just didn't do it for me. I'm about to reread City, however, one of my all-time favorites, so hopefu
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
Lovers of poetry and whimsy.
An imaginative novel that evokes the sea in the flow of its story and language. It *feels like* the sea.
This is the first book that caught my breath and hurt my heart with its loveliness. (The next was Soul Mountain. And then Look Homeward, Angel after that. I thrive on works like these...works that give us beauty, but also remind us of beauty that is already there.)
This is the first book that caught my breath and hurt my heart with its loveliness. (The next was Soul Mountain. And then Look Homeward, Angel after that. I thrive on works like these...works that give us beauty, but also remind us of beauty that is already there.)
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skali lagi, gua suka buku2 yang nggak gampang ditebak ceritanya , juga ngajak gua ke dunia bacaan itu, bertemu beragam karakter yang realis tapi surealis, buku ini cukup filosoffis lah..dan yg paling penting gua bisa mengkhayaaal...laut selalu melambangkan kedalaman, kekuatan dan misteri tapi tersimpan banyak keindahan juga :)
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone who likes modern fairy tales that are slightly gruesome and sad
This is an absolutely beautiful book, and probably the most beautiful book I will read featuring cannibalism. It is a love story and a revenge story. A story of re-birth and bad luck. It is a fairy tale that isn't fantastic. It is abook about the improbable that doesn't come accross as improbable -but as fated.
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Tertarik beli buku ini karena cover-nya bagus dan (terutama) karena lg didiskon, huehehe. Pas baca, ga ngerti ama ceritanya, dari bulan Agustus kemaren belum selesai2 juga bacanya. Pusing bacanya, terlalu filosofis kali. Sekarang nih buku lg diumpetin di lemari, blum niat bwt ngeluarin dan ngebaca lagi.
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Una novela para recordar.
Fantasía y realidad. Un grupo de personajes entrañables y disímbolos. Niños y sueños.
Y siempre EL MAR, EL OCÉANO MAR
Trataré de definirla:
Primera parte: Poética
Segunda parte: Enigmática
Tercera parte: Nítida
Fantasía y realidad. Un grupo de personajes entrañables y disímbolos. Niños y sueños.
Y siempre EL MAR, EL OCÉANO MAR
Trataré de definirla:
Primera parte: Poética
Segunda parte: Enigmática
Tercera parte: Nítida
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Read in October, 2004
Es un libro altamente poético y simbólico, como muchas veces acostumbran a serlo los de Baricco, pero en esta ocasión para mi gusto se excede a veces, resulta un poco pretencioso, aunque sigue habiendo pasajes que me parecen maravillosos.
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Read in January, 2000
Granted, I read this in high school, when I was a silly girl fond of adjectives, fairy tales, surreal twists, and salty water. But I maintain it is the prettiest book ever written.
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A difficult book for a reading novice like myself. But once you get used to the author's elegant and poetic style, it is easy to get swept away in the magic of the story.
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Beautifully written by one of my absolute favourite Italian authors, this book is extremely poetic and is able to completely absorb the reader into its pages.
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Read in August, 2007
This book was a gift that I will treasure forever. Well written, a story that turned out to be about the thing we all strive for but sometimes deny...Love
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Read in January, 2007
Soooooooooo beautiful! Like a rich chocolate cake you should enjoy in small pieces to make it last forever!
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I didn't enjoy this story as much as Mr. B's other tales, still quite good though.
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone looking for beauty
Tia already said enough about this and more passionately. Go read her review.
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This book made me start learning Italian. It's that good.
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