Cantik Itu Luka
by Eka Kurniawan
★ Top 25 book of 2015 · #19 on Best Books of 2015
A woman rises from her grave after two decades, bringing to light a family's curse and tragedy reaching back to the end of the colonial era. The tale mixes family saga, ghost story, political cruelty, mythology and adventure.
Best for: Readers who enjoy sweeping family sagas blending ghosts, myth and political history
Cantik Itu Luka is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar.
What Cantik Itu Luka is about
One afternoon, a woman climbs out of her grave after twenty-one years among the dead. Her return stirs up a curse and a long family tragedy that reaches back to the close of the colonial era. Eka Kurniawan folds many kinds of story into one: family saga, romance, ghost tale, political cruelty, myth and adventure. Along the way there is a lover who disappears into the mist and a mother who hopes for an ugly baby. The mood is darkly comic, epic and often brutal. Readers who like sprawling, strange novels will find plenty to chew on.
Cantik Itu Luka on the Best Books of 2015
Cantik Itu Luka came out in 2015. Of the 56 books first published in 2015 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #19 on our Best Books of 2015 list.
Why it made the list: 597 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings); 35 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2015 list
- The Mistake Elle Kennedy, #17
- Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, #18
- Every Last Word Tamara Ireland Stone, #20
- The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, #21
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 507 want to read it, 35 are reading it now and 55 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 22 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 79 | 55% |
| Reader love | 14 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 82 | 20% |
Questions about Cantik Itu Luka
When was Cantik Itu Luka published?
Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan was first published in 2015.
Was Cantik Itu Luka one of the best books of 2015?
Cantik Itu Luka is #19 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar. 597 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings); 35 are reading it right now.
Why is Cantik Itu Luka on the Best Books of 2015 list?
597 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (22 ratings); 35 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2015
- Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, #1
- The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz, #2
- Queen of Shadows Sarah J. Maas, #3
- November 9 Colleen Hoover, #4
- The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, #5
- Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, #6
See the full Best Books of 2015, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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