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A review by thebonsaibook
Quartier lointain by Jirō Taniguchi
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
We follow Hiroshi, a father and grown adult, into a little detour that will take him years apart from that moment, for what purpose? to right what wrongs? would the future even change if he puts his mind into it? so many questions that makes this novel a page turner and will leave you in your toes up until the last page you turn.
The novel explores themes of grief, family and loss, we explore Hiroshi's past, the influence of his family, friends and environment into his life. we reflect on the possibility of future circumstances and whether or not they would change.
it's a theme often dealt with in real life, if given a chance of stepping back into the past, what would one change? would we even try to influence the course of events? is it destined to happen? and without much limitations or rules that sci-fi novels often love to line out, we explore in this novel the destiny of Hiroshi and how these questions unfold in his life.
beyond the storytelling, the graphic elements are a delight to hold, as the frames move seamlessly to create a close to cinematic effect as one reads, it's quite easy to indulge in such a masterpiece however slow paced it may be.
The ending leaves many interpretations but a solid conclusions on previous questions is drawn and to not spoil I shall leave it to you to discover what happens to Hiroshi and how his experience can be a learning point in real life.
The novel explores themes of grief, family and loss, we explore Hiroshi's past, the influence of his family, friends and environment into his life. we reflect on the possibility of future circumstances and whether or not they would change.
it's a theme often dealt with in real life, if given a chance of stepping back into the past, what would one change? would we even try to influence the course of events? is it destined to happen? and without much limitations or rules that sci-fi novels often love to line out, we explore in this novel the destiny of Hiroshi and how these questions unfold in his life.
beyond the storytelling, the graphic elements are a delight to hold, as the frames move seamlessly to create a close to cinematic effect as one reads, it's quite easy to indulge in such a masterpiece however slow paced it may be.
The ending leaves many interpretations but a solid conclusions on previous questions is drawn and to not spoil I shall leave it to you to discover what happens to Hiroshi and how his experience can be a learning point in real life.