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Another by Yukito Ayatsuji

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secrereads's review against another edition

4.0

I have now read the light novel, the manga, and watched the anime. Between all three books I noticed there is a difference in the stories just ever so slightly but nonetheless I've enjoyed all three. Another is not your traditional horror story but I think it does belong in the genre. Overall I give it 3.9 Stars so I'm going to round it up to four. The story was good but the pacing seemed off but this could be due to the other material that I've already read and seen.

medged's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

rebel_fairy's review

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5.0

Goodness . . . there is so much I would love to say about this, but I'll keep it short. It is written in the first person; the translation and twists were good! I highly recommend this to anyone who had enjoyed the anime and manga.

galios's review against another edition

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4.0

Читав після трьох томів "Бакемоноґатарі", тому це був просто ковток свіжого повітря. Нарешті адекватна література. Колись дивився аніме адаптацію, але ніц не пам'ятаю, тому не можу порівняти. З манґи встиг прочитати один том, після чого переключився на прешоджерело. Манґа на 90% справляється з поставленими задачами, тож якщо у вас немає бажання читати роман (а сторінок тут приблизно ~500), то можете сміливо читати манґу.

alexagarbiel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

mrsjackflash's review

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5.0

The anime did my guy Ayatsuji so dirty. They turned a fantastic paranormal mystery into a ridiculously poorly paced Final Destination mess.

The book truly is better, and even as someone who saw the anime first I found a lot to love about he writing and the way and pace in which information is told throughout the story even if I could remember who the “extra person” was. It’s such a strong well-written mystery, very much in line with his debut work, the Decagon House Murders. I think it’s a shame people might not pick up this book because of the lukewarm impression the anime gave.

The emotional connection to Sakakibara as an individual and the turmoil he feels at the very end comes through really well through subtle character work, especially in the way he talks to his father and others throughout the book. He’s cagey because he’s been bullied quite recently, that’s what draw him to Mei and makes her someone he cant abandon as she is ignored by the class, rather than a simple “well this is the female lead so go get her male lead.” And the deaths that happen in the novel are treated more like the deaths in a mystery novel rather than a horror, the info is restrained to Sakakibara, so any death he is not directly there for (which is most of them) is not described in lurid detail like a horror, it is instead relayed through what other characters tell him. But that’s a pretty key feature of Ayatsuji’s mysteries: perspective.

All in all a wonderful read, and I wish I could go back in time to make myself read it before I watched the anime.