The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

3.49 AVERAGE

maxhugo's review

4.0
funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
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hauntedtesty's review

3.5
funny hopeful lighthearted 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
I enjoyed this overall, the last part raising my score for it. While our protagonists are a but loathsome, there is a charm to them that kept me reading, and the overarching idea
that no matter what choices he made, the core ones would remain meant the payoff worked
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elliemh's review

3.0
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ecgerritse's review

3.25
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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
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sara1a's review

3.75
adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-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

mlyspace's review

DID NOT FINISH
Cannot get into the writing/translation style...

breadandmushrooms's review

3.25
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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
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kiki_chaser's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 23%
I started reading this because it was described as similar to the "Midnight Library" which I really enjoyed, but it was not the same at all. I could not listen to 3 more retellings of why this idiot dude messed up his "ideal college life" while also not doing anything to improve it. Typical pick-me dude.
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entropyseeker's review

DID NOT FINISH: 20%
This is the first time in a while that I had to stop reading a book. This reminds me of Catcher in the Rye. I hate Catcher in the Rye. The tone of the characters are terribly annoying, the MC thinks themself better than everyone else and yet believes that they're doing poorly in life because they just don't care/the world is against them. It reads incel-y and I don't feel like wasting time 
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teaandpages's review

3.5
mysterious reflective fast-paced