May 29, 2023

Interesting Read

General thoughts: This was an interesting book. I don't often read sci-fi, so the book's exploration of parallel worlds (in Japanese) was a little tricky at times. That said, I personally enjoyed the first and third chapters the most. They felt more poignant. The second one was fine, and the fourth chapter with the murder case was a bit confusing at times.

I know some people really didn't like Koyomi and/or Kazune, but I liked both of them well enough and enjoyed reading about their lives as they intersected with the parallel worlds. 3.5 stars.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy science fiction, are interested in exploring it further, and/or want to push their Japanese abilities by reading about it.

Language difficulty: There are four chapters in this book, which are each named after a period in Koyomi's life (少年、青年, etc.). The chapters get more difficult as the story goes on, since Koyomi's thought process at 25 or 73 is naturally more complex than at age 10. That said, following the logic used (especially in chapters 3+4) was great for boosting my reading comprehension abilities.

Gradings:17
0
favorite_border
on January 20, 2025
similar in difficulty to東京零年L29
on December 16, 2024
similar in difficulty toセーラー服と機関銃L30
on May 1, 2024
on January 24, 2024
similar in difficulty to死神の精度L31
on October 11, 2023
on October 8, 2023
similar in difficulty toあんL30
on September 24, 2023
easier than第四間氷期L39
on June 25, 2023
on June 3, 2023
similar in difficulty toキッチンL29
on May 29, 2023
harder thanかがみの孤城L28
on May 29, 2023
on May 29, 2023
on May 29, 2023
easier thanTUGUMI(つぐみ)L30
on May 29, 2023