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Sep 2, 2024
“What does it mean to live… To live means to connect your heart with the hearts of others. And to achieve and to strive to achieve that connection... This is what we call life.”
"I Want To Eat Your Pancreas" is an inspiring, touching, highly emotional story about friendship and love, about life and death, about strength and weakness, about two opposite souls who complement one another and learn from each other.
This is the story of [The-Boy-With-No-Name], the girl who doesn't have a normal life, and The Diary of Living With Death. Two completely opposite personalities and the sacred document that connects them. The title, disconcerting
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at first, takes on an extremely deep meaning as the action develops, which begins with the discovery of this diary and Sakura Yamauchi's secret that she is suffering from a deadly pancreatic disease. The end of the story is clear from the very first sentence, but that doesn't matter, because when we speak of someone passionately, we speak not of their death, but of their life, of their achievements, of their dreams, of their mistakes, of how imperfect, but at the same time how much of a kind-hearted friend they have been to us.
Yoru Sumino presents each of her characters in an amazing, unique way that makes us think about what we ourselves would do if we were in the same situation. Because this story is not far from our unpredictable reality. The psychology of the two characters is masterfully depicted, and in Sakura we can see enthusiasm for life, even if her final life is near. And [The Boy-With-No-Name] lives in a world of his own until he discovers the opportunity to change. He likes to imagine what people think of him, so his name has no value to him - this makes the story unique from the very beginning. Through his image, a current topic in our society is presented - a large part of us are interested in the opinion of other humans. At the same time, each person has the choice whether to change or stay in their comfort zone forever. Personally, I really liked how the two characters gradually grow closer and this line of their connection really moved me especially after the loss of Sakura. The emotional experience during the next two chapters is beyond words. The choice of vocabulary and the structure of the whole work are exquisite and sound extremely real. Something I hadn't come across before is the sheer size of the chapters. Yoru Sumino manages to write such of about 60 pages in length and not at all lose the lingering emotions contained within them. With her work, this author made me think about my friends and relatives, whether I manage to do what they really deserve and expect from me. Also about what I really mean to them and what I can do to truly live. The work perfectly shows how important it is to live life to the fullest, to value every moment that we are given to spend with our loved ones, because we never know for sure when we will leave this world. Because we choose how to live, who to meet, what to do for others, before that fateful moment overtakes us.
“It's not like that. It's not a coincidence. The two of us, like everyone else, have gotten to where we are now because of the choices we made ourselves.”
"I Want To Eat Your Pancreas" is a work for everyone - the young ones who are still learning about life and the adults who have already passed this path and can find the truth in everything written. Because this is the reality that each of us has the opportunity to encounter. Through the images of [The-Boy-With-No-Name] and the girl with no normal life, not just two, but thousands - even millions - of real, living souls are represented.
To call it a "romantic novel" would be an understatement for this work of art and life in general.
“Can I cry already?”
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Sep 2, 2024
"I had remained indifferent to everyone else. For such a long time. In this terrible world, all the people, every single one, were crushed and broken and carried their own sadness in their own way."
"Colorful" by Eto Mori... Oh, my, where do I even begin? This novel is just so beautiful!!
It's a story following a soul that is unable to move forward the cycle of reincarnation, because it's the "Lucky Winner" due to a crime it committed in the previous life. It gets the chance to "borrow" the body of 14-year-old Makoto Kobayashi that very recently passed away due to suicide, and live through his
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life for some time until it finds out what the crime was and continue the cycle of rebirth.
The thing I love about this book the most is that you slowly connect with the protagonist (who is also the narrator) the same way that he connects with Makoto Kobayashi. The story is full of moral and psychological lessons, such as the fact that things are often not the way we see them. We should take a bird's-eye view of every situation. And not give up too early.
Maybe even stop worrying about every little thing so much.
We can even think of our own lives as a short stay — we're only here for a few decades, afterall. So why not chase our dreams? Why feel like the world will end over things that we've misunderstood?
Why?
We have to be rational.
We have to think things through.
We have to live life to the fullest.
Because... Who cares what others will say? We should live for ourselves and our own and our close ones' happiness.
Really deep novel... Absolutely worth a read!! I imagine it would also be a really valuable one for people that suffer from depression and such issues.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Sep 2, 2024
"In this world, there are very few people who actually trust each other."
"Death Note" is a supernatural psychothriller criminal manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated Takeshi Obata... Yep, first time reviewing a manga; this was a blast to read! The characters are beautifully written, with precision. I really love how you can notice the smallest of mistakes they make which drives them up to a point they didn't wish for. These details are just what do it for me. The battle between Kira and L is just mindblowing and the way that they think on the same level is just so entertaining to
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read. This series is really immersive; I love how you can get inside the characters' minds through reading.
I had already watched the anime adaptation a few months ago, but I always love reading the original works; I'm definitely glad I bought and read this!! The ending of the 2nd climax is completely different in terms of circumctances and emotions from the anime and... Honestly? I loved it a lot more! And as a lesson from it I can take out... That you shouldn't completely entrust someone else with what's most precious to you. No matter how much alike you may be. It's never safe to do that. You don't know exactly what the other person is thinking.
Personally, I read the "All-In-One Edition" of the series which includes a bonus chapter set 3 years after the end. And this one just proves how great Light Yagami and L were. I will also note that I really enjoyed the fact that even as rivals they always respect each other. Truly amazing characters!!
"Death Note" is also filled with an incredible amount of fascinating artwork, Takeshi Obata is just awesome! Especially given that this was made in 2003-2006...
"Death Note" is just a masterpiece and I absolutely recommend it to anyone!!!
"All humans will, without exception, eventually die."
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Sep 2, 2024
"I knew it had only been a dream, and that it wasn't the real Ayane who'd said this to me — just a figment of my imagination. But even so, I assumed my subconscious showed me that dream for a reason. Perhaps it was because somewhere deep down, I really did want to go on living, and so my brain conjured that facsimile of her to beg me not to end it all using her face, and her voice. Either that, or it really was a message from the real Ayane, who came back to visit me from beyond the grave to thank me for
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all that I'd done for her."
"Summer Ghost" by Otsuichi (Hirotaka Adachi) is an amazing novel exploring the themes of death and life. The story is told from the perspective of Tomoya Sugisaki, a high school student interested in a local legend about the Summer Ghost — the ghost of a woman, rumoured to have taken her own life. That and one other thing connects Tomoya with Aoi Harukawa and Ryo Kobayashi — the desire for death. Three high school students, each with different problems urging them to kill themselves get together and share an amount of experiences that might just change their fate. The novel portrays the idea of how being useful for someone can bring you joy, and a reason for living. And that one person's words and care can make a huge impact on your choices. This novel is very beautifully written and it shows all of the characters' personalities perfectly through their words. How Tomoya often makes connections to a lot of different cultures, how Aoi often doesn't know what it's like socializing and lacks self-confidence, how Ryo often gets physically exhausted. All of their struggles are shown. But the spark of a brighter future is also in sight. This is a really deep work... I absolutely recommend it!!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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