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A review by areen
If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura
1.75
obnoxious boomer realizes the basic concepts of life before dying. I'd like to believe this was written by a kid for their homework or maybe he fell out of a coconut tree to realize and explain things that are common knowledge.
they could've explored so much with the concept of erasing something from the world and how it could affect others. like what if we erased war? and is it possible? I'd personally ask for mosquitoes and explore if they actually contribute anything worth existing lol.
but instead we got disappearing phones bc he believes times were better when people memorized telephone numbers, thinking only human beings experience loneliness etc. without digging any deeper than this.
unless you're a kid or a person with no understanding of themselves and the world, I don't think this book has much value. most people already understand the concept of appreciating life and wanting to live to the fullest in face of death, without experiencing it. the writing is also very juvenile. it felt like a first draft.
maybe it's bc I read a lot of japanese translated fiction, I expected it to actually be profound. also apparently the author is an anime director. no wonder the mc felt like one of those annoying isekai male protags lol.
they could've explored so much with the concept of erasing something from the world and how it could affect others. like what if we erased war? and is it possible? I'd personally ask for mosquitoes and explore if they actually contribute anything worth existing lol.
but instead we got disappearing phones bc he believes times were better when people memorized telephone numbers, thinking only human beings experience loneliness etc. without digging any deeper than this.
unless you're a kid or a person with no understanding of themselves and the world, I don't think this book has much value. most people already understand the concept of appreciating life and wanting to live to the fullest in face of death, without experiencing it. the writing is also very juvenile. it felt like a first draft.
maybe it's bc I read a lot of japanese translated fiction, I expected it to actually be profound. also apparently the author is an anime director. no wonder the mc felt like one of those annoying isekai male protags lol.