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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
Really good, I loved it a lot, read the vast majority of the book in the span of two days. I enjoyed the book very much and i loved the story and the characters. the only thing that annoyed me a little was that its very tense at times and though a lot of people like that aspect, i don't enjoy it much. overall its a great book, would recommend.
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Personal Score: B-
Critical Score: C+
Contrived, repetitive, and tonally odd without enough quirks to justify. I don’t see how I could keep my interest for 5 more books of this (10 volumes).
The misogyny is blatant. The cat-and-mouse twists are only mildly clever. The plot isn’t well suited for the manga medium because it’s mostly conversations in rooms and offices, so the artwork doesn’t have much to work with.
Entertaining enough to mostly enjoy the ride, but I’m not sure if I’ll be getting back on for another go anytime soon.
Personal Score: B-
Critical Score: C+
Contrived, repetitive, and tonally odd without enough quirks to justify. I don’t see how I could keep my interest for 5 more books of this (10 volumes).
The misogyny is blatant. The cat-and-mouse twists are only mildly clever. The plot isn’t well suited for the manga medium because it’s mostly conversations in rooms and offices, so the artwork doesn’t have much to work with.
Entertaining enough to mostly enjoy the ride, but I’m not sure if I’ll be getting back on for another go anytime soon.
This was my first Manga reading experience and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this graphic novel in the japanese style of back to front.
The premise of the series is that a teenage boy gets hold of a DeathNote Book and decides upon finding its uses to begin a number of criminal cleansings under the selfish pretext of saving the world.
His father is the chief investigator working alongside the mysterious L to try and track the murderer Kira.
This is a compendium of Vol 1 and 2 and continues as a series.
The premise of the series is that a teenage boy gets hold of a DeathNote Book and decides upon finding its uses to begin a number of criminal cleansings under the selfish pretext of saving the world.
His father is the chief investigator working alongside the mysterious L to try and track the murderer Kira.
This is a compendium of Vol 1 and 2 and continues as a series.
Weirdly enough, I was expecting to like this manga a lot more than I did. I know a lot of people enjoy this series and it's one of the classics so I assumed I would at least mildly enjoy it, but that, unfortunately, was not the case.
One of the things that this manga has going for it is the question of morality that this brings up consistently and constantly. Light has this book where he can kill anyone as long as he writes their name down. He uses it to kill the criminals that he sees in the news, but is that really okay? Is that morally okay to kill people, even if they're bad?? Is it Light's job to get rid of the dangerous people around the world if he has the means to do it? This is what this manga brings into question.
I guess this manga didn't really draw me in like I expected it to. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Shinigami and Light's interactions. The banter was actually very entertaining, but that doesn't make up for the fact that this manga was just boring. And I hate to say that, but this just wasn't to my taste.
There was also a case of blatant sexism and misogynism and it was not even challenged AT ALL. It was just accepted and/or let go. So that was also annoying. The way this manga talks about women is a little dated and offensive.
I really wanted to like Death Note, but I just think this classic manga series wasn't for me. I won't be continuing with the rest of the series.
One of the things that this manga has going for it is the question of morality that this brings up consistently and constantly. Light has this book where he can kill anyone as long as he writes their name down. He uses it to kill the criminals that he sees in the news, but is that really okay? Is that morally okay to kill people, even if they're bad?? Is it Light's job to get rid of the dangerous people around the world if he has the means to do it? This is what this manga brings into question.
I guess this manga didn't really draw me in like I expected it to. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Shinigami and Light's interactions. The banter was actually very entertaining, but that doesn't make up for the fact that this manga was just boring. And I hate to say that, but this just wasn't to my taste.
There was also a case of blatant sexism and misogynism and it was not even challenged AT ALL. It was just accepted and/or let go. So that was also annoying. The way this manga talks about women is a little dated and offensive.
I really wanted to like Death Note, but I just think this classic manga series wasn't for me. I won't be continuing with the rest of the series.
4.5/5, rounding up because I always do.
Ah, a morally light grey protagonist turning morally dark grey... now that's some spicy content. The main theme of the story is conceptually intriguing: the protagonist, Light, is put into a position in which he has God-like powers due to possession of the Death Note, and while he discovers (and pushes) the boundaries of his powers, we begin to question the role of death in philosophy, religion, and politics/human rights. L, a famous detective, is determined to track down the mysterious murderer whose initial goal was to rid the world of evil by killing criminals. The dynamic between L and Light and the way they're characterized reminded me a lot of Sherlock Holmes (the movies) and Killing Eve (the show); their cat-and-mouse relationship is written very well.
I started this manga (my first one ever, if I may add) in attempt to get myself out of a reading slump, and I think it's safe to say it worked because I could not put it down. Was I anxious the majority of the read? Absolutely. But that's because I was invested! And the art is dope af!
I took half a point off because there are some points where I thought, "well, this kind of sounds a lil sexist," and also because the cliffhanger was cruel. I will definitely be continuing this series (and watching the anime when I finish).
Ah, a morally light grey protagonist turning morally dark grey... now that's some spicy content. The main theme of the story is conceptually intriguing: the protagonist, Light, is put into a position in which he has God-like powers due to possession of the Death Note, and while he discovers (and pushes) the boundaries of his powers, we begin to question the role of death in philosophy, religion, and politics/human rights. L, a famous detective, is determined to track down the mysterious murderer whose initial goal was to rid the world of evil by killing criminals. The dynamic between L and Light and the way they're characterized reminded me a lot of Sherlock Holmes (the movies) and Killing Eve (the show); their cat-and-mouse relationship is written very well.
I started this manga (my first one ever, if I may add) in attempt to get myself out of a reading slump, and I think it's safe to say it worked because I could not put it down. Was I anxious the majority of the read? Absolutely. But that's because I was invested! And the art is dope af!
I took half a point off because there are some points where I thought, "well, this kind of sounds a lil sexist," and also because the cliffhanger was cruel. I will definitely be continuing this series (and watching the anime when I finish).
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
incredible. nothing less than I expected. love. 10/10. or ig 5/5
I'm finally continuing the series and it is off to a fantastic start. The story is very fast paced and thrilling. I love L as an antagonist and I like seeing how similar he is to Light. The reason he has been so perceptive in the Kira case is because he understands how Light's thinking works. Light's god complex is terrifying, but his cunning mind is really interesting.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No