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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
As many others has pointed this book especially the first half of it is written much like self-help book written in the form of a story. It works surprisingly well. At the very least this book has gotten me to be more self aware about my posture. Maybe that's just speaks to how easily influenced I am especially when a cute anime girl tells me to do something. Regardless, the concept works pretty well as a story.
I think the ideas of this book presents is somewhat reductive and simplistic. The world is an unfair place but at the same time as someone who plays a decent amount of video games I do agree that even when you lose because of luck it is important to continue to think about how you personally could have done better.
The dialogue can be a bit cringe at times specifically some of the gaming lingo and the usage of the term "normies". Some of the intentional cringeness is quite well written I have to say. When Tomozaki says something stupid or fails to read social ques in his narration I definitely related and empathized to it.
Out of the 5 female characters introduced in the story the main character really only has chemistry with arguably 2 of them. That being said based on the setup of this volume I am interested to learn more about these characters as individuals.
I was quite invested in seeing the main character grow as I read the story. The final scene in the epilogue was simple yet I found it to be such a cute and satisfying conclusion to the book. I'm interested to see how the main character continues to grow as an individual which is something I rarely feel when it comes to manga/light novel romcoms.
I think the ideas of this book presents is somewhat reductive and simplistic. The world is an unfair place but at the same time as someone who plays a decent amount of video games I do agree that even when you lose because of luck it is important to continue to think about how you personally could have done better.
The dialogue can be a bit cringe at times specifically some of the gaming lingo and the usage of the term "normies". Some of the intentional cringeness is quite well written I have to say. When Tomozaki says something stupid or fails to read social ques in his narration I definitely related and empathized to it.
Out of the 5 female characters introduced in the story the main character really only has chemistry with arguably 2 of them. That being said based on the setup of this volume I am interested to learn more about these characters as individuals.
I was quite invested in seeing the main character grow as I read the story. The final scene in the epilogue was simple yet I found it to be such a cute and satisfying conclusion to the book. I'm interested to see how the main character continues to grow as an individual which is something I rarely feel when it comes to manga/light novel romcoms.
Good read
Felt more like a self-help book than a light novel, but was a good read. Is worth giving a shot
Felt more like a self-help book than a light novel, but was a good read. Is worth giving a shot
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
a good rom-com with some genuinely good life lessons and self-improvement tips, it's also pretty wholesome reading about the main character making friends and taking better care of himself.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Like most light novels, this book has a gimmick: god-tier gamer Tomozaki plays life like a game to become a normie. He is assisted on his quest by Hinami, a god-tier normie who is second only in games to Tomozaki. She assigns him tasks to level up his life skills, and Tomozaki learns more about himself and his abilities as he plays the game of life.
As far as premises go, this is a fun one, although the first half of the book read like it was patterned after a book like "Socializing for Dummies". At times it was dry, but began to break from is formulaic narrative in the second half. Hinami is a bit much, though. She's a national achieving academic, a cross country champion, fashionable, gorgeous, masterful at socializing, popular, and also a gaming whiz. All while only being 16 years old.
Fortunately, Tomozaki is grounded and keeps the story real. His awkward attempts at socializing are humorous, and although you know he's going to get the girl in the end, the story is taking a slow path towards that conclusion. He is still a caterpillar in this volume. We are far off from his transformation into social butterfly.
As far as premises go, this is a fun one, although the first half of the book read like it was patterned after a book like "Socializing for Dummies". At times it was dry, but began to break from is formulaic narrative in the second half. Hinami is a bit much, though. She's a national achieving academic, a cross country champion, fashionable, gorgeous, masterful at socializing, popular, and also a gaming whiz. All while only being 16 years old.
Fortunately, Tomozaki is grounded and keeps the story real. His awkward attempts at socializing are humorous, and although you know he's going to get the girl in the end, the story is taking a slow path towards that conclusion. He is still a caterpillar in this volume. We are far off from his transformation into social butterfly.
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very different. MC thinks life is a shitty game and doesn't try bc he thinks his starting stats were bad bc he was born not very attractive. Meets a girl who tells him the best game is life and he shouldn't make excuses for not trying to improve. Does a great job of showing his improvements though life.