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A review by absentminded_reader
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1 (light novel) by Yuki Yaku
4.0
Like most light novels, this book has a gimmick: god-tier gamer Tomozaki plays life like a game to become a normie. He is assisted on his quest by Hinami, a god-tier normie who is second only in games to Tomozaki. She assigns him tasks to level up his life skills, and Tomozaki learns more about himself and his abilities as he plays the game of life.
As far as premises go, this is a fun one, although the first half of the book read like it was patterned after a book like "Socializing for Dummies". At times it was dry, but began to break from is formulaic narrative in the second half. Hinami is a bit much, though. She's a national achieving academic, a cross country champion, fashionable, gorgeous, masterful at socializing, popular, and also a gaming whiz. All while only being 16 years old.
Fortunately, Tomozaki is grounded and keeps the story real. His awkward attempts at socializing are humorous, and although you know he's going to get the girl in the end, the story is taking a slow path towards that conclusion. He is still a caterpillar in this volume. We are far off from his transformation into social butterfly.
As far as premises go, this is a fun one, although the first half of the book read like it was patterned after a book like "Socializing for Dummies". At times it was dry, but began to break from is formulaic narrative in the second half. Hinami is a bit much, though. She's a national achieving academic, a cross country champion, fashionable, gorgeous, masterful at socializing, popular, and also a gaming whiz. All while only being 16 years old.
Fortunately, Tomozaki is grounded and keeps the story real. His awkward attempts at socializing are humorous, and although you know he's going to get the girl in the end, the story is taking a slow path towards that conclusion. He is still a caterpillar in this volume. We are far off from his transformation into social butterfly.