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A review by rachaelanra
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol. 1 (Manga) by Nagaru Tanigawa, Gaku Tsugano
4.0
I picked this up because I wanted to see how scenes were translated from book to anime and I was not disappointed. This book is in first person and is from the point of view of Kyon, an average high school student, who ends up getting involved with Haruhi Suzumiya, a girl wanting more to life than just boring school.
The writing was pretty descriptive and could get a bit wordy at times but it was entertaining to read from someone point of view, who stopped himself from expecting things to happen that was out of the norm. Kyon's thought process kept the story going though most of this book, however at various other points in the text, the pages dragged on when Kyon was describing certain topic over and over again. This book contains more telling than showing but it's understandable, since this is basically Kyon thoughts and dialogue (with himself and other characters.)
When thinking about the characters, basically everyone had a generic personality. Characters were simple and really didn't show promise for character development (though based on this story, they really aren't meant to) and just reading the first volume, it's hard to tell if Haruhi and Kyon will go through some development (I don't know yet, since I never finished the anime).
Again, I really enjoyed reading this and my favorite parts were the theories about the world and life. My least favorite parts were how male character talked about the girls but I over looked that, since I care more for plot. I would recommend that one at least reads this and give it a try, though if you wanted it, I would watch the anime before reading to get an understanding how the world is in the book. Nagaru Tanigawa did a really great job with the writing and the creation of the world within the book.
The writing was pretty descriptive and could get a bit wordy at times but it was entertaining to read from someone point of view, who stopped himself from expecting things to happen that was out of the norm. Kyon's thought process kept the story going though most of this book, however at various other points in the text, the pages dragged on when Kyon was describing certain topic over and over again. This book contains more telling than showing but it's understandable, since this is basically Kyon thoughts and dialogue (with himself and other characters.)
When thinking about the characters, basically everyone had a generic personality. Characters were simple and really didn't show promise for character development (though based on this story, they really aren't meant to) and just reading the first volume, it's hard to tell if Haruhi and Kyon will go through some development (I don't know yet, since I never finished the anime).
Again, I really enjoyed reading this and my favorite parts were the theories about the world and life. My least favorite parts were how male character talked about the girls but I over looked that, since I care more for plot. I would recommend that one at least reads this and give it a try, though if you wanted it, I would watch the anime before reading to get an understanding how the world is in the book. Nagaru Tanigawa did a really great job with the writing and the creation of the world within the book.