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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This is probably more like 2.5 stars for me. I read another review that mentioned the reader didn't like the main character and for the most part, I agree with that sentiment. It seems like he is always blaming others for his own problems and won't take responsibility for his own actions. Like he is somehow elevated above those he surrounds himself with.
As for the sections of the book, the first two were a bit difficult for me to get into. By the third, I was seeing more of the direction that was being taken with the narrative. The real savior of this book (at least for me) was the final section. But maybe that's because it forced the main character to look inward more than any of the other sections. And maybe that's the point the book is trying to make?
All told, I would still give the second book a go.
As for the sections of the book, the first two were a bit difficult for me to get into. By the third, I was seeing more of the direction that was being taken with the narrative. The real savior of this book (at least for me) was the final section. But maybe that's because it forced the main character to look inward more than any of the other sections. And maybe that's the point the book is trying to make?
All told, I would still give the second book a go.
I liked this book but didn't love it. I actually feel petty neutral about it. Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace to read it.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
How do I compare thee to a Yokai. Let me count the ways.
Tatami Galaxy is an intriguing concept playing with multi-universe and meta-narrative structures. It's a propulsive read with lots of iconic imagery, but ultimately bogged down by repetition, not just of events, but whole pages of text, analogies, and phrases. While repetition plays a key part in similar groundhog-day narratives, for impact and comparison, here it comes across as incredibly clunky. Just how many ways can a single character be compared to a Yokai.
I'm willing to chalk a lot of this up to translation and my unfamiliarity with it's many cultural references. But one more black-haired maiden, four-and-a-half-tatami-mat-room or rose-coloured-campus-life will leave me screaming like a manga character "GYEEEEEEE"
Tatami Galaxy is an intriguing concept playing with multi-universe and meta-narrative structures. It's a propulsive read with lots of iconic imagery, but ultimately bogged down by repetition, not just of events, but whole pages of text, analogies, and phrases. While repetition plays a key part in similar groundhog-day narratives, for impact and comparison, here it comes across as incredibly clunky. Just how many ways can a single character be compared to a Yokai.
I'm willing to chalk a lot of this up to translation and my unfamiliarity with it's many cultural references. But one more black-haired maiden, four-and-a-half-tatami-mat-room or rose-coloured-campus-life will leave me screaming like a manga character "GYEEEEEEE"
3.5 rounded down -- I am at times an impatient reader so lots of this book tested my patience but it wraps up in a way that I think makes it a worthwhile read. Occasionally funny, occasionally annoying, sometimes poignant. I can definitely see how this would make for a great anime though. If you're going to read this you can't DNF it because it's not good unless you read the final chapters, and because it took until the actual end for me to decide I liked it, I gotta round down ://
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The perfect book.
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes