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rrichards4110's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
daltoftheearth's review against another edition
5.0
I loved every bit of this.
Right time, right book.
Right time, right book.
hcneysuckle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
take a shot every time yokai are mentioned
bookdragonism's review against another edition
what a bizarre little book. kept me entertained for sure though.
interlibraryloan's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i’ll be honest: i started this book less-than-loving it. like, the narrator-protagonist was so insufferable i had to bribe myself to keep going (i usually love an insufferable narrator…maybe it’s because this one was a man? boo insufferably horny male narrators! you do not charm me!). but by the final story (should i call it a story? final part? final fourth of the whole?) i was won over.
it’s fun to watch all the threads pull together (or i suppose see the deliberate parallels placed before you) but it feels like it’s more worthwhile to just read the fourth part (around the tatami galaxy in eighty days) and drop the rest. that’s where the heat’s at. you get all the same character development in one part that you get from reading all four parts together. which is to say: protag stays the same in the other three and finally grows in this one, so this one eats.
it’s fun to watch all the threads pull together (or i suppose see the deliberate parallels placed before you) but it feels like it’s more worthwhile to just read the fourth part (around the tatami galaxy in eighty days) and drop the rest. that’s where the heat’s at. you get all the same character development in one part that you get from reading all four parts together. which is to say: protag stays the same in the other three and finally grows in this one, so this one eats.
raghadsbookarchive's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mooretacos's review against another edition
3.0
The book is an ok read. I’ve never been a fan of college novels, especially when the protagonist is male, but I thought the parallel worlds would make it different and interesting. It did not.
The main character is just so annoying! One of those archetypical guys who is 2 steps away from being an incel because they refuse to simply take action and stop blaming others. I’d honestly prefer a book about Ozu instead, at least he was 3 dimensional.
I’m wondering if the book was actually that bland or maybe things were lost in translation. Either way, it was an ok read but wouldn’t recommend.
The main character is just so annoying! One of those archetypical guys who is 2 steps away from being an incel because they refuse to simply take action and stop blaming others. I’d honestly prefer a book about Ozu instead, at least he was 3 dimensional.
I’m wondering if the book was actually that bland or maybe things were lost in translation. Either way, it was an ok read but wouldn’t recommend.
vigo_mortinson's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75