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fuyuunoko's Reviews (152)
Okay, let's start off with the positives:
- All-around lovely characters, Takumi is literally too sweet for his own good and Alice is quirky, fun and can be very very relatable, which is something I liked.
- A cute plot.
- Friendship. I loooove friendships in books, it's important to the character and I hate when it gets overhsadowed by the romance.
Now, to the negatives, or more like the things that bothered me:
-This reads like a fanfiction instead of a book, and that to me is a huge mistake. I'm not shaming fanfictions, I read them all the time and I sometimes prefer them to some published books, but a published book is aimed to the public, the writing style should be friendly to outsiders and easy to digest. The constant usage of parenthesis is a good example of what I'm talking. It bothered me and ruined my reading experience.
-The 3rd person POV was a mistake. I don't know why the author opted for it, 1st Person POV would have worked so so so much better (and saved us the repititive pattern of parenthesis honestly). Not to mention how it would get confusing to know who is talking to who.
-I know I said above the characters were lovely, but most times they felt cartoonish. Takumi literally feels like her just walked out of a manga, Alice felt like your local adorkable girl, and the best friends sometimes just felt..there if that makes sense, they were present, but that's about it. They were there for drama imo.
-Unfortunately I couldn't see myself squealing over the cuteness of Alice & Takumi, at times I wished they would just remain friends..
I appreciate the ace representation, as an asexual myself, it felt nice to read about it, although I can't say I related to Alice, since I'm not a romantic in the classic sense. Unlike Alice, I didn't feel alienated or bothered by my asexuality growing up, I didn't have relationship problems because I've never been in a relationship, I don't crave a relationship romantic styles and I'm not ashamed of telling the world I'm Ace.
This was an okay book but I wouldn't really recommend it tbh.
- All-around lovely characters, Takumi is literally too sweet for his own good and Alice is quirky, fun and can be very very relatable, which is something I liked.
- A cute plot.
- Friendship. I loooove friendships in books, it's important to the character and I hate when it gets overhsadowed by the romance.
Now, to the negatives, or more like the things that bothered me:
-This reads like a fanfiction instead of a book, and that to me is a huge mistake. I'm not shaming fanfictions, I read them all the time and I sometimes prefer them to some published books, but a published book is aimed to the public, the writing style should be friendly to outsiders and easy to digest. The constant usage of parenthesis is a good example of what I'm talking. It bothered me and ruined my reading experience.
-The 3rd person POV was a mistake. I don't know why the author opted for it, 1st Person POV would have worked so so so much better (and saved us the repititive pattern of parenthesis honestly). Not to mention how it would get confusing to know who is talking to who.
-I know I said above the characters were lovely, but most times they felt cartoonish. Takumi literally feels like her just walked out of a manga, Alice felt like your local adorkable girl, and the best friends sometimes just felt..there if that makes sense, they were present, but that's about it. They were there for drama imo.
-Unfortunately I couldn't see myself squealing over the cuteness of Alice & Takumi, at times I wished they would just remain friends..
I appreciate the ace representation, as an asexual myself, it felt nice to read about it, although I can't say I related to Alice, since I'm not a romantic in the classic sense. Unlike Alice, I didn't feel alienated or bothered by my asexuality growing up, I didn't have relationship problems because I've never been in a relationship, I don't crave a relationship romantic styles and I'm not ashamed of telling the world I'm Ace.
This was an okay book but I wouldn't really recommend it tbh.
I don't usually reach for nonfiction. Majority of times I find them boring and offer nothing new to ponder over, but this book changed my mind.
I listened to the audiobook (can we please get aziz to read every book out there, I really enjoyed listening to him) and it was a pleasant surprise! This book is packed with both intriguing facts based on several studies on various romantic aspects such as marriage, sexting, etc. and a humor that gave the book a fun personality and made it enjoyable!.
I think the part that stood out to me was when he mentiond the harsh hate and stink-eye cheaters receive on a daily basis. Not gonna lie, I hate cheaters, I don't understand how someone could betray their partner to seek some sort of sexual (or emotional) solace elsewhere, but the immense distate the community gives them sure can be daunting.
Overall, this book was amazing and I might pick another nonfiction book thanks to it.
I listened to the audiobook (can we please get aziz to read every book out there, I really enjoyed listening to him) and it was a pleasant surprise! This book is packed with both intriguing facts based on several studies on various romantic aspects such as marriage, sexting, etc. and a humor that gave the book a fun personality and made it enjoyable!.
I think the part that stood out to me was when he mentiond the harsh hate and stink-eye cheaters receive on a daily basis. Not gonna lie, I hate cheaters, I don't understand how someone could betray their partner to seek some sort of sexual (or emotional) solace elsewhere, but the immense distate the community gives them sure can be daunting.
Overall, this book was amazing and I might pick another nonfiction book thanks to it.
I think I stopped around chapter 10. It just wasn't for me.. I thought this would be cute but it turned out "hot & heavy" which I don't mind but also not a particular fan of.
Aside from that, I thought the asperger's aspect was not very much well tackled. She hates being touched/touching others but suddenly it feels right when he does it? Idk why that bothered me but I don't like the "love solves everything" trope so yeah.
Aside from that, I thought the asperger's aspect was not very much well tackled. She hates being touched/touching others but suddenly it feels right when he does it? Idk why that bothered me but I don't like the "love solves everything" trope so yeah.
There's so many great things to say about this book, it offers a lot of new perspectives in terms of public shaming and a variety of examples to learn from.
I heavily recommend this.
I heavily recommend this.
![ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん 1 [Fushigi Neko no Kyuu-chan 1] by Sasami Nitori](https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/dp00nu7310xqvxwhdh5hbditl1pq)
[Summary of the book]
Gatsby: I love you and you love me.
Daisy: *cries* (that's literally all she does throughout the book.)
The narrator Nick, who had to go through all these two's shenanigans: *stares at the camera like in the office* I did not sign up for this shit.
Bottom line, don't bother reading it. It's bad.
Gatsby: I love you and you love me.
Daisy: *cries* (that's literally all she does throughout the book.)
The narrator Nick, who had to go through all these two's shenanigans: *stares at the camera like in the office* I did not sign up for this shit.
Bottom line, don't bother reading it. It's bad.
