Sweet Bean Paste

Sweet Bean Paste

4.4 (19 رتبه‌بندی‌ها)
2022 · انگلیسی · کتاب صوتی · 29 نسخه
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A charming tale of friendship, love, and loneliness in contemporary Japan Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue's dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa's beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.

جزئیات کتاب

فرمت کتاب صوتی
طول 6 دقیقه
زبان انگلیسی
منتشر شده ژوئن 7, 2022
ناشر Tantor Media Inc
نسخه‌ها 29 نسخه
ISBN-13 9798212253055

Salah satu buku yang heartwarming yet full of sorrow menurutku. Baca buku ini tuh sebenarnya bisa dibilang bikin aku merasa cukup santai. Bukan buku yang bikin aku merasa kayak lagi dikejar-kejar sama alur yang penuh plot twist, walaupun sebenernya buku ini masih ada plot twistnya sedikit. Ya, tapi bukan sesuatu yang bikin bengong terkaget-kaget.Waktu baca buku ini aku dibuat merenung banyak-banyak. Rasanya kayak baca sesuatu yang sangat realistis. Hangat, tapi sedih. Mungkin kalau bacanya bukan pas malam-malam, aku akan nangis. Hehehe.Buku ini lebih banyak bercerita tentang Sentaro si penjual dorayaki, dan Tokue si nenek yang ternyata seorang penyintas penyakit Morbus Hensen atau di Indonesia kayaknya lebih sering disebut kusta. Awalnya aku gak ngeh ke penyakit itu, lebih menduga ke arah penyakit peradangan tulang walaupun udah dikasih hint di awal cerita. Tapi, setelah baca hampir lebih dari setengah akhirnya dikasih penjelasan mengenai masa lalunya Tokue.Aku seperti dikasih gambaran gimana perlakuan kejam dan tersiksanya orang-orang yang saat itu menderita penyakit tersebut, dan hal itu juga sukses bikin aku bener-bener sedih dan banyak-banyak bersyukur karena hidup di masa sekarang. Tapi, ada satu hal yang bikin aku merenung, soal apa yang dibilang Nenek Tokue soal kehidupan di mana mau seberubah apapun situasi dan kondisi di dunia, hal tersebut gak serta-merta akan mengubah pandangan atau sifat manusia itu sendiri terhadap sesuatu yang sudah dianggap seperti sebuah kemalangan.Membayangkan Nenek Tokue yang saat itu masih belum genap menginjak dewasa harus menjalani kehidupan yang sebegitu susah dan menyayat, membuat aku rasanya pengen nangis. I'm weak for things like this, indeed.Kayaknya, aku akan sedikit susah buat move on dari buku ini. Worth to read if you need something that can make you grateful for what you have now.

May 10th 2026

Having watched the film adaptation of Sweet Bean Paste and deeply loving it, I went into the audiobook with high expectations. Unfortunately, the book didn’t live up to the film.This is one of those rare cases where I feel the film is stronger than the original work. The adaptation added emotional depth that made the story more powerful. On the page, some moments felt repetitive and less impactful, whereas the film conveyed the characters’ inner struggles more vividly and with greater sensitivity.

February 27th 2026

I don’t usually listen to slice-of-life type of books, but this one was a nice surprise. The audiobook was only 5 hours, and at first, I’ll be honest, it tested my patience—the beginning felt very repetitive, maybe because it was focused on daily life and routines. But slowly, as the story progressed, it started to click. The message behind it and the story itself turned out to be really meaningful and touching in a quiet way.The narration was also pretty good, which helped me stay with it. Overall, it’s a cozy little book—don’t expect too much action or excitement, and you’ll probably enjoy it.

August 17th 2025
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