September 26, 2022

This book (僕愛) is part of a pair, the other being 君を愛したひとりの僕へ (君愛). Both could probably be enjoyed individually and they can probably be enjoyed in either order as well. That’s because they both reference and (loosely) spoil events from the other, and you’re likely to have some “ah ha” moments with whichever one you read second, but in neither case are the events of one a requirement to understand or enjoy the other.

That said, there is an argument to be made that 君愛 should be read first and 僕愛 should be read second. There are some story reasons for that (which I won't spoil), but primarily it's about tone. 君愛 has a very subdued (arguably sad) tone, while 僕愛 has a much happier tone. I read 僕愛 first and really enjoyed it, and while I enjoyed 君愛 as well, its sadder tone left a bad taste in my mouth. I feel like if I had read 僕愛 second, I would have had a better experience overall. So with that, I recommend either reading 僕愛 only, or if you're willing to commit to reading both, read 君愛 first, knowing that you're getting the better of the two stories second with 僕愛.

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seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
easier than銀河鉄道の夜L33
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty toうらら迷路帖 1L32
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty toとんがり帽子のアトリエ 1L26
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty toぼっち・ざ・ろっく! 1L30
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
easier thanこのはな綺譚 1L31
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty to獣の奏者 (1)L34
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
easier than三日間の幸福L30
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
harder thanかがみの孤城L28
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty to狐笛のかなたL30
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty to殺人出産L30
seanblue graded
on September 26, 2022
similar in difficulty toコンビニ人間L30