The protagonist Shion tested into the elite track, and lived as one of the privileged until the age of 12, when he helped a fugitive, Nezumi. This disqualified him from the elite world, and he became a commoner. Several years later, a strange incident occurs and Shion becomes the prime suspect. The one who comes to help is Nezumi.
The story is fast-paced and full of action. I haven’t seen the anime but it doesn’t surprise me that it was made into one, because this is packed with the type of action sequences that translate well to film. For me this hit the sweet spot of blending “easy to read” and “hard to put down,” and I was surprised at how quickly I finished the book.
There are a lot of compound words containing 6 to 8 kanji in a row describing a device or some municipal bureau. However, they’re usually made of otherwise common words, like “city resident registration number.” This series, especially digitally, is probably a great way to get practice reading these. Adjectives and verbs that I’ve seen with kanji in other books were often written using only hiragana.
The vocabulary is mostly pretty common, although there are some fairly specific medical/scientific words now and then. The grammar is straightforward too. There are few advanced grammar patterns, and no dialect.
The protagonist Shion tested into the elite track, and lived as one of the privileged until the age of 12, when he helped a fugitive, Nezumi. This disqualified him from the elite world, and he became a commoner. Several years later, a strange incident occurs and Shion becomes the prime suspect. The one who comes to help is Nezumi.
The story is fast-paced and full of action. I haven’t seen the anime but it doesn’t surprise me that it was made into one, because this is packed with the type of action sequences that translate well to film. For me this hit the sweet spot of blending “easy to read” and “hard to put down,” and I was surprised at how quickly I finished the book.
There are a lot of compound words containing 6 to 8 kanji in a row describing a device or some municipal bureau. However, they’re usually made of otherwise common words, like “city resident registration number.” This series, especially digitally, is probably a great way to get practice reading these. Adjectives and verbs that I’ve seen with kanji in other books were often written using only hiragana.
The vocabulary is mostly pretty common, although there are some fairly specific medical/scientific words now and then. The grammar is straightforward too. There are few advanced grammar patterns, and no dialect.