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marcelo_flores's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
queen_perfection's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When I was in elementary school and I got grounded, I snuck into my sister's room and stole this manga to read. This series singlehandedly taught me what depression was before forcing me to expel it from my brain as a viable way to live.
So to say this series is important to be doesn't quite cover it. It impacted my life significantly. There was a lot of things in this book that I glossed over because I wasn't old enough to comprehend the story.
I wasn't originally going to buy it on Kindle but I needed closure to see what this series was about from adult eyes.
So to say this series is important to be doesn't quite cover it. It impacted my life significantly. There was a lot of things in this book that I glossed over because I wasn't old enough to comprehend the story.
I wasn't originally going to buy it on Kindle but I needed closure to see what this series was about from adult eyes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pedophilia
sortagoth's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bintanghaqqiqi's review
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
marianasreading's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bookishwendy's review against another edition
2.0
I'm working through the anime of this series, and honestly I like it better than the manga. I haven't read the original novel so I can't say which of the two is closer to the source, but the main character here, a depressed and (probably) psychologically disturbed young man who has shut himself in his apartment for four years, is very hard to like. In the anime he manages to reserve a sweet, self-effacing side that makes him empathetic, but here he comes across as acerbic and basically a horrible person all around. He also crosses certain moral lines here that are softened in the show (regarding his computer game project), but on reading I lost my ability to care about this guy. I don't think I'll pursue the manga any further, but I do like the show a lot (though it does have its weak points too).
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