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At Night, I Become a Monster
by Yoru Sumino
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yoru Sumino’s At Night, I Become a Monster is a haunting and introspective novel about bullying, social hierarchies, and the masks people wear. Adachi, a normal student by day, transforms into a grotesque, many-eyed creature at night. While wandering his school, he encounters Yano Satsuki, a classmate who is relentlessly bullied for being different. Their meeting sparks a fragile connection between two outcasts—one literal, the other metaphorical.
The novel lays bare the cruelty of children—the casual, thoughtless malice that thrives in school environments. Adachi’s supposed struggle with his double life earns no sympathy from me—he is a cowardly bully who enables others to protect himself. He knows better but still chooses to conform, making him the worst kind of person. Yano, on the other hand, is sweet, strange, and undeserving of the mistreatment she endures. The other students, though still young and learning, reflect an unfortunate truth: cruelty is often instinctual, and only through self-awareness and growth can people change.
Sumino’s writing is eerie and melancholic, capturing the harsh reality of human nature. While the supernatural elements are unsettling, the true horror lies in the way people treat each other.
The novel lays bare the cruelty of children—the casual, thoughtless malice that thrives in school environments. Adachi’s supposed struggle with his double life earns no sympathy from me—he is a cowardly bully who enables others to protect himself. He knows better but still chooses to conform, making him the worst kind of person. Yano, on the other hand, is sweet, strange, and undeserving of the mistreatment she endures. The other students, though still young and learning, reflect an unfortunate truth: cruelty is often instinctual, and only through self-awareness and growth can people change.
Sumino’s writing is eerie and melancholic, capturing the harsh reality of human nature. While the supernatural elements are unsettling, the true horror lies in the way people treat each other.