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The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio

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dhieta's review against another edition

4.0

Sejujurnya saya butuh 4-5 kali membaca, ditambah membaca review orang lain untuk memahami manga ini. Selain faktor bahasa, Hagio - sensei menggunakan simbol (baik gambar maupun tulisan) dalam bercerita. Contohnya saat Juli bercerita peristiwa yang dialaminya beberapa bulan sebelum Thomas meninggal. Mengapa Thomas bunuh diri, itu adalah pertanyaan yang muncul dari pembaca. Dalam sebuah wawancara, Hagio - sensei mengaku sengaja tidak memberikan alasan tertentu penyebab Thomas bunuh diri. Menurut saya pribadi, Thomas melakukannya karena tak ada jalan lain untuk selalu diingat oleh Juli yang menolak cintanya selain bunuh diri. Alasan itu cukup masuk akal, karena sampai akhir Juli tidak bisa melupakan Thomas.
Thomas no Shinzou merupakan salah satu masterpiece Hagio Moto selain Poe no Ichizoku.

toastea's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Jumping into this book, I knew it would be a tragic read – but damn this one really got me. Juli, Eric, and Oskar could not catch a break! So many things went wrong for these boys and a lot of stuff felt unresolved. Still, with everything that happened in this book, the fact that Juli survived the end of this story is a win! I'm counting it as a win, love be damned! Really felt for the boys & adored Oskar to pieces and I'd like the think they reunite in the future and remain friends after everything that happened between them!

eileenmccoy's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ventipan's review against another edition

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5.0

ERICC MY LOVE U DESERVED BETTER HAD ME CRYING

emalda's review against another edition

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4.0

Very beautiful and extremely romantic.

decaying's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh my god.... OH MY GOD (proper review later.... i need to lie down)

_val's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

elderlingfool's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gaobrenda's review against another edition

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5.0

Very beautiful book, illustrations are amazing. Story perfectly portrayed the feelings of all characters, especially Julian & Erich.

raix's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Beautiful art. All the dramatic twists and turns you'd expect from a good 70's shoujo manga, and altogether less depressing than say, Dear Brother or Kaze to Ki no Uta. Unfortunately the Fantagraphics edition has some quality control issues (typos--some being quite egregious--and instances where the Japanese text hasn't properly been removed).

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