In the first book, the four members of the classics club dealt with a number of micro mysteries, but in this second book, they deal with one long mystIn the first book, the four members of the classics club dealt with a number of micro mysteries, but in this second book, they deal with one long mystery and we see it resolved by the end of the book.
The characters are established now in the school for their abilities to solve mysteries and their good critical thinking, so they're tasked by another class to help them finish a mystery film they started shooting but has no way of knowing how the mystery resolves. so with each chapter we hear different theories of how the movie should go, and it discusses detective fiction as well.
it was engaging and provided even a plot twist after i thought everything was resolved, so i liked that!...more
I have a feeling that I'll enjoy this series a lot.
The trope of "a boy who doesn't want to join in any school activities and a girl who forces him to I have a feeling that I'll enjoy this series a lot.
The trope of "a boy who doesn't want to join in any school activities and a girl who forces him to do that and the budding relationship between them" has been done a lot, but I find it refreshing in this series.
we follow the members of the classics club in high school as they solve mysteries in school, each with a different personality and different approach to high school life. ...more
The first 2 chapters weren't really "beyond", but glimpses from between the events, and the last 2 chapters are the beyond ones, and they made me saddThe first 2 chapters weren't really "beyond", but glimpses from between the events, and the last 2 chapters are the beyond ones, and they made me sadder about the way this series is ending, it's not a really hopeful ending, and it's sad on both sides. ...more
- I loved the bond that strengethens everu book between Nezumi, Shion and Inukashi. - some sections, especially in karan's chapters, felt like a propag- I loved the bond that strengethens everu book between Nezumi, Shion and Inukashi. - some sections, especially in karan's chapters, felt like a propaganda. - knowing the full backstory of no.6 origin story and nezumi's story in the final book seems like such a mean tease. - the end was too easy for such a long buildup.
No. 6 is really a story about native people who got their home taken from them by occupiers and were led to extinction. about a false utopia, hypnotizing people into believing that the government is working for their sake and that their walled city is safe and that the outside world is dangerous. about human greed and its repeating nature, that even when the whole world crumbles, the remaining humans would still repeat their doomed cycle all over again. about ambitions and lost innocense.
it reads like a redemption request for humans, as long as they embrace peace and stop acts of war....more
Shion is still grappling with everything and I feel that he puts too much pressure on Nezumi even after saying that he can handle everythinI'm scared.
Shion is still grappling with everything and I feel that he puts too much pressure on Nezumi even after saying that he can handle everything. I didn't understand Safu, but one thing is clear, she loved Shion. Nezumi is still note sure of what he's feeling, so he contradicts himself every step along the way. Inukashi is afraid to say out lou what he feels deep in his heart, also the same goes for Rikiga. Karan is really a rock for everyone around her, and shee seems so different from the mother we saw in the first volume. Yoming is broken and while his goal is understandable, his methods aren't justified.
A lot of character development, and at this point I don't know if we're going to lose one of the main characters. also the repetitive writing style got on my nerve sometimes, but that has become the norm with this series...more
This volume was ccrushingly sad and beautiful. The violence, the loss of innocence, the realizations, and the development of Nezumi and Shion's relatioThis volume was ccrushingly sad and beautiful. The violence, the loss of innocence, the realizations, and the development of Nezumi and Shion's relationship, and also the bond between Inukashi and the baby.
We're finally moving forward! In this volume, we get to know Nezumi's background as well as the origins of No.6, and the action is heating up. It seems We're finally moving forward! In this volume, we get to know Nezumi's background as well as the origins of No.6, and the action is heating up. It seems that nowhere is safe now, not within the walls or outside. I'm scared for my babies, I don't wany any of them to die....more
My issue with these volumes is that they try to sard to recap everything in the previous books in every chapter, while also introducing some new eventMy issue with these volumes is that they try to sard to recap everything in the previous books in every chapter, while also introducing some new events, and while that would be suitable if I were waiting for the books as they are released, when they're read so close together, it feels so repetitive. Especially since it relies heavily on internal thoughts not dialogue.
Anyway, we're finally seeing some action here. Shion and Nezumi are on their own horrific adventure, Inukashi is facing his own diemmas, poor Karan can't catch a break, And Safu is in real trouble. Shion is really that warm ray of sunlight for everyone in this miserable world.
This volume was more emotional and heartbreaking, we knew a little bit more about the weird things going in No.6 and the other cities like, also the gThis volume was more emotional and heartbreaking, we knew a little bit more about the weird things going in No.6 and the other cities like, also the glimpse into Nezumi's inner thoughts and turmoil was interesting and emotional because we rarely see behind that stoic face. (there were lots of emotional quotes in this one)
Shion is growing and yet not losing the things that identify him. and Inukashi has my heart, such a wild kid living in a dangerous world and just trying to feed his dogs! ...more
I like their rag-tag team, and I wasn't really on Nezumi's side in the bginning, but it's nice to see him change, and it's also nice to see how Shion I like their rag-tag team, and I wasn't really on Nezumi's side in the bginning, but it's nice to see him change, and it's also nice to see how Shion affects everyone around him. My heart goes for Karan....more
I mean, despite Nezumi being a lil bit abusive to Shion, I feel for him and everything he went through? Also, my heart goes to Karan, I feel for her hI mean, despite Nezumi being a lil bit abusive to Shion, I feel for him and everything he went through? Also, my heart goes to Karan, I feel for her helplessness.
The struggle between Shion's idealistic approach and Nezumi's destructive ideas is apparent again, and I wonder if the'll ever reach a compromise, or will they lose each other in the end?...more
This 1st books doesn't provide enough answers, and that angers me!
This is a dystopia in a utopia where all the civillains are monitored and controlledThis 1st books doesn't provide enough answers, and that angers me!
This is a dystopia in a utopia where all the civillains are monitored and controlled byt the "big brother" and if they mess anything up, the consequences are cruel. We follow mainly two teenagers: one of them is a citizen if this city who's questionening him, and the other is a mysterious boy whose appearance makes him question his city and its systems.
It introduces an interesting threat, and I'm intrigued to see how it'll be resolved and also to know more about them, because it seems that both of them have some hidden powers or something? also I didn't expect biology to play a big part of this, so that's something...more
I'm at chapter 2 and I'm already confused by the huge cast of characters, that doesn't bode well. and reading this feels like reading a history book, I'm at chapter 2 and I'm already confused by the huge cast of characters, that doesn't bode well. and reading this feels like reading a history book, not a space opera. I think this one might work better as anime/manga...more
so this one had some sweet moments and sad moments, and some really weird moments and even abusive/toxic traits?
We know from the 1st chapter that Sakuso this one had some sweet moments and sad moments, and some really weird moments and even abusive/toxic traits?
We know from the 1st chapter that Sakura is dead, and we start to go back in time following our protagonist and how he came to be Sakura's friend and the only one who knows about her disease and how she has only limited time left to live. He's an introvert, an extreme one, and she takes it upon herself to get him out of his shell, and she decides that apart from her family, he's the only one she wwill tell about her disease, this of course leads to them spending a lot of time together.
their relationship progress and that somehow starts changing the boy's perspective to people around, to life itself, to the idea of "anyone could die any time", since this girl who's supposedly dying looks very healthy and you wouldn't know unless she told you (which doesn't make so much sense in the case of her disease, but let's suspend out belief).
I liked their dark and dry humour together, but I feel like the translation didn't manage to convey it clearly (so I'm actually interested to see the film for the visuals), it also got a bit philosophical at times, which is to be expected when it deals with life and death.
I just felt the characters lacking any true depth, some events were unnecessary and didn't add anything, and some of their actions should've been mulled over more, but that didn't happen. it just lacked the needed depth for me....more
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