Reviews - Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8 (Light Novel): Storm Bringer

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Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8 (Light Novel): Storm Bringer

Kafka Asagiri

4.62 AVERAGE

celest_ial's review against another edition

5.0

i just cried a lot

ahghon3yy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahhoffmeyer's review against another edition

4.0

I was looking forward to finally getting my hands on Strom Bringer! A light novel not yet animated, not often referenced in the anime, and centered around one of my favorite BSD characters? It had everything in its favor!

Storm Bringer was good, it laid out a goal (whether or not Chuuya is human) and eventually answering that question (that he is) whilst still giving the reader some room for interpretation. As far as it's prose goes, it goes above what I've come to expect from Asagiri's light novels! Most of the chapters told in third person had some strong moments. Although any chapter told in first person (specifically Adams point of View) was a bit more juvenile in its tone and style.

The emotional beats of Storm Bringer were as philosophical and existential as Asagiri's other Bungo works. I find myself agreeing with Asagiri's comments in their afterword, that Chuuya is a spring of ideas and concepts that catch any reader's eye.