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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It grew tedious at times because of the repetitive nature of the book. I really liked the last chapter because it was so different from everything else we had seen thus far. I feel like these types of stories work best in movie format.
I liked the little threads throughout. Like something was odd in one timeline and then we find out how it got there in another. Which in that case, I guess it's less timeline and more some kind of multiverse? I'm not sure.
I think it was a unique and interesting narrative, and I'll definitely be looking for more books by him just maybe not his multiple universe ones.
I thought the characters were interesting, and I thought the narrative was thought provoking.
I liked the little threads throughout. Like something was odd in one timeline and then we find out how it got there in another. Which in that case, I guess it's less timeline and more some kind of multiverse? I'm not sure.
I think it was a unique and interesting narrative, and I'll definitely be looking for more books by him just maybe not his multiple universe ones.
I thought the characters were interesting, and I thought the narrative was thought provoking.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
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.