This book does not really have a connected story, more like smaller stories that use the same characters. One of the few horror light novels around, it tries its best at trying to show disturbing imagery through its pages, yes, no picturesーand it works.
There are only two characters that are important within the story, a boy and a girl. Generally, the story involves them either finding or getting involved in murders. However, their true thoughts are almost always hidden, especially the girl. Implications through perspective changes and behaviour makes you take another look at what exactly is going on and who the main characters really
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Oct 17, 2021
Shinsekai yori
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I am surprised how few people have read Shinsekai Yori (and how there are 0 reviews) despite the fantastic anime adaptation having over 500,000 members. If your issue is that Shinsekai Yori does not have an official translation, don't worry! It was fan-translated by a person which has been cleaned and edited over the years, making it a great read with few grammatical errors.
The story makes you think about yourself and others' lives despite being set in a completely different time than ours, a millennium in the future. That doesn't mean this is a novel about ships whizzing through space, however. Instead, you might actually ... |
