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A review by jenvile
Death Note: L, Change the World by M.
3.0
”Light - this feeling of failing to protect those to whom you promised safety, is this the reality you spoke of?”
Well... I didn’t expect that to end on such a sad note. If you’ve already seen the movie, there really isn’t a need to read this light novel - it’s more for the super fans that want more of L than anything, but I think the film does a superb job of encapsulating L’s last days anyways.
This novel started off really well... tapered and went weird in different directions and went back to the hard hitting emotions again. I think if I hadn’t watched the film that it was based on, I would have enjoyed it more. Or maybe I have a thing against novels being based on films...
I think this story would have shined more if it was made into a manga than a light novel. Still, it was a good read and interesting to understand L’s POV.
*note* I think it’s really interesting reading this story during the Coronavirus. Even though this was written 14 years ago, a lot of the themes and fears are even present today.
Well... I didn’t expect that to end on such a sad note. If you’ve already seen the movie, there really isn’t a need to read this light novel - it’s more for the super fans that want more of L than anything, but I think the film does a superb job of encapsulating L’s last days anyways.
This novel started off really well... tapered and went weird in different directions and went back to the hard hitting emotions again. I think if I hadn’t watched the film that it was based on, I would have enjoyed it more. Or maybe I have a thing against novels being based on films...
I think this story would have shined more if it was made into a manga than a light novel. Still, it was a good read and interesting to understand L’s POV.
*note* I think it’s really interesting reading this story during the Coronavirus. Even though this was written 14 years ago, a lot of the themes and fears are even present today.