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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A protagonist doesn't have to be likable, of course, but this guy was absolutely insufferable. I struggled to get through the first section, but after starting the other sections I found the book a lot more interesting. If you can get past the first section, it's worth finishing!
adventurous
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
At the heart of this story, I believe it is about the universal thought that one wastes their youth, a thought that many people looking back at their college days feel. Morimi takes these thoughts and creates an extremely unique novel. Or really four novels, jumping between writing them when he got bored of one, and eventually shoved them all together in this singular book. I've never even heard of such an approach, especially in this symbolic nature of the novel of how people will always fall into their place, though the repetition, however symbolic, can be quite annoying.
This was even worse in the 2010 anime, having the same beginning 4 minutes or so, but in the anime's case Masaaki Yuasa did some ridiculous directorial work to create something great that is beyond the purpose of this review.
Symbolic and deep, though at times annoying.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was an interesting take on the alternate universe story.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn’t enjoy this very much, hard to define exactly why. I understand why it was repetitive and I actually liked the seemingly narrow world of the tatami room (very student life) but I think the characters trapped in their little patterns were not my favorite and I just don’t find the extraordinarily horny and lewd comic relief very comical, just flat. I also don’t think this book will stick in my head.