Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Emma - GoodreadsI read this book for my world fiction challenge, because it was getting embarrassing that I had nothing from Indonesia (the world's fourth-most-populous country!). Unfortunately, there just aren'ta ... Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Diane - GoodreadsIn all honesty, I didn't like the novel as much as I liked the other two required reading novels for Oriental Literature class, “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion” and “The Rope of Ash”, nor do I ... Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Kristen - GoodreadsI really want to like book: it's about indos (halfies), it was written by a political prisoner (while in prison), it exposes one to dutch colonialism in Indonesia (how much do any of us know about ... Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Alexandra Sundarsingh - GoodreadsA great novel of colonial Indonesia in the voice of the colonized. A love story, a story of protest, and a fascinating tale of a young man's growing mind. Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Jeri - GoodreadsT__________T why. Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Harry Rutherford - GoodreadsThis Earth of Mankind is the first novel of the Buru Quartet, so called because it was composed when Pramoedya Ananta Toer was a political prisoner on Buru Island in the 60s. I say 'composed' rather ... Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Laura - GoodreadsWHAT a magnificent book!! The first book in the Buru Quartet tell the story of Minke, a young Javanese student who is constantly fighting against the Dutch colonial dominance. His love story with ... Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Angela - GoodreadsIf you look at all the rave reviews for this book, you will see that they are not written in English. Clearly the book resonates with the people who share a heritage with the author. Worth reading for the cultural education, although the story is somewhat soap opera-ish and repetitive. Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Beth - GoodreadsInteresting....learned a lot about the effects of colonialism and the class system in Indonesia. An Indonesian student had recommended this book. I found it very sad. Ler resenha completa
Review: This Earth of Mankind (Tetralogi Buru #1)
Comentário do usuário - Tracy Duvall - GoodreadsThe story of this novel's creation has as much drama as the novel itself, but, as a reviewer, my interest is in reading the book per se. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, this volume focuses ... Ler resenha completa
