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funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you like absurdity and campy comedy, you’d like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Stalking
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abandonment
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
4/22/25
I’m neurodivergent, my partner is neurodivergent, my closest friends are all neurodivergent. Only a couple of phrases here or there by Furukura were more on the shocking side, but otherwise, I understood her POV. Some of her POV was also kind of surprising but also made sense, such as someone who would be interpreted as an asshole being so direct and nasty to her but she found it kinder also made sense because she was given very clear information. And yeah, there were definitely genuinely nasty asshole comments made to Furukura.
Of course there was huge irony with the dude she was cohabiting with — Shiraha — that would go on and on about how repressive and regressive society is to “oddballs” and yet, put her through the same thing he was bitching about and using her rather than going against exactly what he claims he hated and just let her be who she is and support her.
All in all, I’m glad none of the societal expectations truly hurt Furukura and tear her down — she always embraced who she was and when she tried something different, learned it wasn’t her, and returned to how she is.
Great, short read overall. I recommend for neurotypical people to get a better idea of what neurodivergent people go through and showing that neurodivergent people can thrive in certain environments and they should be allowed to do so without judgement. Great commentary on society even outside of Japan. Just goes to show at the end of the day, we are all human and society at large can sometimes suck regardless of culture, country, or language.
I’m neurodivergent, my partner is neurodivergent, my closest friends are all neurodivergent. Only a couple of phrases here or there by Furukura were more on the shocking side, but otherwise, I understood her POV. Some of her POV was also kind of surprising but also made sense, such as someone who would be interpreted as an asshole being so direct and nasty to her but she found it kinder also made sense because she was given very clear information. And yeah, there were definitely genuinely nasty asshole comments made to Furukura.
Of course there was huge irony with the dude she was cohabiting with — Shiraha — that would go on and on about how repressive and regressive society is to “oddballs” and yet, put her through the same thing he was bitching about and using her rather than going against exactly what he claims he hated and just let her be who she is and support her.
All in all, I’m glad none of the societal expectations truly hurt Furukura and tear her down — she always embraced who she was and when she tried something different, learned it wasn’t her, and returned to how she is.
Great, short read overall. I recommend for neurotypical people to get a better idea of what neurodivergent people go through and showing that neurodivergent people can thrive in certain environments and they should be allowed to do so without judgement. Great commentary on society even outside of Japan. Just goes to show at the end of the day, we are all human and society at large can sometimes suck regardless of culture, country, or language.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Classism
Minor: Stalking
There’s plenty of verbal abuse from people towards Furukura that may be triggering.
Shiraha’s an incel.
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Keiko isn’t exactly normal. It’s very interesting seeing life from her perspective and the way “society” is described as is pretty true.
She’s probably psychopathic
Honestly I was uncomfortable reading this at times, but it was a cool book too.
And then there’s the incel ass character lmaoo
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Sexual harassment
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The main character's struggles are very relatable for me, as someone who's neurodivergent.
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny
Other people treat the main character like she needs to be cured. But in the end she finds her own happiness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
informative
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault