March 22, 2023

As language learning, the opening difficulty everyone else mentions is real. I found the late sections (~80% on?) to spike as well at times, with rather lengthy sentences on somewhat abstract musing and a lot of abrupt, easy to miss subject changes. The vocab is fairly straightforward, though, and it's not overly descriptive since it's all told in monologues and the like.

The content itself is good, though I grew a bit weary by the end. It's a pretty well-considered thriller with a lot of interlocking pieces and gradual reveals for recontextualization, but at a certain point I couldn't help finding it slightly repetitive. I don't think it quite sticks the landing on totally avoiding feelings of going through the motions of retreading, though I always like to add the disclaimer that I read Japanese very slowly still, and were that not the case, may have flown through parts that were dragging at a much more reasonable pace.

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easier than家庭用安心坑夫L38
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harder than硝子の塔の殺人L33
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harder thanコンビニ人間L30
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harder than殺人出産L30
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easier than夢十夜L38
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harder thanZOO 1L28
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on March 22, 2023
easier than人間椅子L36