3.49 AVERAGE

slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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rjsori's review

4.0

3.75

WHATTA RIDE! this book was one of the most trippiest, yet relatable books I've ever read. The book follows the antisocial narrator through the exploration of parallel timelines examining how joining 4 different organizations in college would help achieve his "rose-colored" perfect college life; however, in each of these realities, His fate is intertwined with Ozu, his troublemaker "friend". My description doesn't do this story justice.

Personally, the reason why I rated the book so highly was how immersed I felt reading. There were situations that the narrator and I had that pertained to the eventual regrets and struggles navigating college life, and looking back if you had joined a different club or had a different set of friends, you would have the "dream" college experience. The narrator was also unlikable and I actually enjoyed that because it added to the complexity of the story. The only gripe I had was that the story although was meant to repeat 4 different universes got old reading the same things, so I skimmed through the similar parts.
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anneloca's review

3.5
funny lighthearted mysterious 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

pillow_cryptid's review

4.25
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

motherraisin's review

3.0
funny lighthearted
adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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meganamero's review

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
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valsometimesreads's review

2.0
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Don’t know how I feel about this, the repetition of passages was not my favorite and I feel like the time loop has been done more efficiently….

I am interested in watching the anime since I feel like this format could be better explored with anime as the medium, just felt pretty meh about the source material 

norah1999's review

5.0
adventurous funny mysterious 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

amandanerd's review

2.0

I liked it as much as I liked Groundhog Day, which is to say…not much at all. What a snooze. Would not recommend