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お金持ちのエヌ氏は、博士が自慢するロボットを買い入れた。オールマイティだが、時々あばれたり逃げたりする。ひどいロボットを買わされたと怒ったエヌ氏は、博士に文句を言ったが……。
215 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
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Shinichi Hoshi
220 books53 followersShinichi Hoshi (Japanese: 星新一) is recognized as one of Japan's most influential science fiction writers of all time, He published more than 1,000 of his signature "short-short" stories. Some call his crisp, no-frills prose the "Haiku of Science Fiction."
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May 16, 2017
Shin'ichi Hoshi (1926-1997) is considered to be one of Japan's most influential science fiction writers of all time... but he's not very well known among western readers, I think. A few of his works have been translated and are available as e-book, including this little book. You can find out more about Hoshi
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Kimagure Robotto, or, The Whimsical Robot, is a fun little book containing 'short shorts': short stories of no more than 5 pages each. Each of the stories is about an invention, whether it's a device to tame wild animals, a potion that enables you to distinguish good from bad people, or a robot that has everyone wondering about its use. There are some characters that appear in many of the stories, like professor R who makes medicine, the rich Mr. N., and professor K who specialises in animals. Then there are a few stories about interaction with aliens. The stories are aimed at children but are quite enjoyable for adults too. Some of the stories are really funny, some leave you wondering, some leave you shaking your head, and some are (I have to admit) a bit boring.
I do have a few favourite stories. Coincidentally the stories I most enjoyed were near the back of the book: ネコ(The cat), 花とひみつ(Flowers and secrets), and とりひき(The deal). It's hard to say something about stories that are this short, so I won't say anything to avoid spoiling.
As for its readability, this book was a really easy read. This is the first Japanese book I've ever read that felt like I was reading English or Dutch, which essentially means that the level of Japanese was probably too low for me. I finished most of the stories in 5-10 minutes (during commercial breaks when I was watching television haha) and I only had a to look up a few recurring words such as 'telescope'. I think this book is very suitable as practice material for those at JLPT N3 level.
Would I recommend this book? If you want to gain some confidence in your Japanese skills: hell yes. But if you're looking for a captivating read, probably not. I personally really enjoy short stories in Japanese, mostly because I tend to find full books a bit hard to swallow, but the stories in this collection got a bit repetitive. There simply wasn't much incentive to keep reading, which is the main reason this book took me such a long time. On the other hand, if you decide to read one or two stories now and then (with decent breaks in between), it's certainly a fun read.
Kimagure Robotto, or, The Whimsical Robot, is a fun little book containing 'short shorts': short stories of no more than 5 pages each. Each of the stories is about an invention, whether it's a device to tame wild animals, a potion that enables you to distinguish good from bad people, or a robot that has everyone wondering about its use. There are some characters that appear in many of the stories, like professor R who makes medicine, the rich Mr. N., and professor K who specialises in animals. Then there are a few stories about interaction with aliens. The stories are aimed at children but are quite enjoyable for adults too. Some of the stories are really funny, some leave you wondering, some leave you shaking your head, and some are (I have to admit) a bit boring.
I do have a few favourite stories. Coincidentally the stories I most enjoyed were near the back of the book: ネコ(The cat), 花とひみつ(Flowers and secrets), and とりひき(The deal). It's hard to say something about stories that are this short, so I won't say anything to avoid spoiling.
As for its readability, this book was a really easy read. This is the first Japanese book I've ever read that felt like I was reading English or Dutch, which essentially means that the level of Japanese was probably too low for me. I finished most of the stories in 5-10 minutes (during commercial breaks when I was watching television haha) and I only had a to look up a few recurring words such as 'telescope'. I think this book is very suitable as practice material for those at JLPT N3 level.
Would I recommend this book? If you want to gain some confidence in your Japanese skills: hell yes. But if you're looking for a captivating read, probably not. I personally really enjoy short stories in Japanese, mostly because I tend to find full books a bit hard to swallow, but the stories in this collection got a bit repetitive. There simply wasn't much incentive to keep reading, which is the main reason this book took me such a long time. On the other hand, if you decide to read one or two stories now and then (with decent breaks in between), it's certainly a fun read.
April 17, 2024
Historias muy cortas donde la tradición de las fábulas se actualiza con historias de científicos locos, tecnología, robots y extraterrestres. Todas las historias acaban con un giro cómico que esconde una moraleja. Creo que lo hubiera disfrutado mucho más con 10 o 12 años.
June 1, 2016
I came across Shinichi Hoshi’s name in relation to a literary prize in Japan that acknowledges the literary efforts of robots and I was curious to see what kind of stories he wrote. He is a rather obscure figure in the West and it’s only thanks to his daughter that this and one other collection of his short stories have been translated into English. The stories, all very short, have children in mind as the audience, so as to be expected, the language is simplistic and the narrative often moralistic. They are however also very clever, with a little twist at the end of each one that you sometimes don’t see coming.
I was hoping the Whimsical Robot of the title that actually inspired the literary prize I previously mentioned, would be a robot that writes, but sadly that was not the case. I felt a little disappointed!
This is a very cute book though and I would recommend it to anyone with kids as something fun to read to them!
I was hoping the Whimsical Robot of the title that actually inspired the literary prize I previously mentioned, would be a robot that writes, but sadly that was not the case. I felt a little disappointed!
This is a very cute book though and I would recommend it to anyone with kids as something fun to read to them!
November 6, 2024
Este es un libro que contiene una serie de relatos breves, en estos encontramos algunas situaciones irónicas y otras cómicas, aunque en todas ellas permea el elemento futurista, clásico de la Ciencia Ficción.
En lo personal me parece difícil elegir uno o un puñado de historias como las mejores, pues todas las aquí presentas tienen lo suyo, eso sí, disfruté más de algunas de ellas, ya fuera por los personajes o por la trama en la que se desenvuelven.
El Robot Caprichoso resulta una lectura amena, para despejar la mente, y a la vez entretenida. Creo que la única manera de darse una idea sobre este libro es leyéndolo. Háganlo, no se van a arrepentir. Se los recomiendo mucho.
En lo personal me parece difícil elegir uno o un puñado de historias como las mejores, pues todas las aquí presentas tienen lo suyo, eso sí, disfruté más de algunas de ellas, ya fuera por los personajes o por la trama en la que se desenvuelven.
El Robot Caprichoso resulta una lectura amena, para despejar la mente, y a la vez entretenida. Creo que la única manera de darse una idea sobre este libro es leyéndolo. Háganlo, no se van a arrepentir. Se los recomiendo mucho.
June 27, 2017
面白いんですが、大人になった今となっては少し物足りないと感じた。星新一さんの他の本を読んだ後に本書を読むと、子供向けに書かれた童話であることが分かると思います。一方で、童話として読んだとしたら、これほど面白い童話もないだろう。
つまり、どのような立場で読むかによって評価が分かれるのではないだろうか。私は大人の自分という立場で読んだので、★の数は少なめです。でも、けっしてつまらないわけではなく、人間の欲望を皮肉ったような星新一さんのオチとかは面白いんです。人間の本質をお話にしてもらっている感じなので、小中学生には、人間や人生について少し哲学的なことを考え始める前に読んでほしいなと思いました。
つまり、どのような立場で読むかによって評価が分かれるのではないだろうか。私は大人の自分という立場で読んだので、★の数は少なめです。でも、けっしてつまらないわけではなく、人間の欲望を皮肉ったような星新一さんのオチとかは面白いんです。人間の本質をお話にしてもらっている感じなので、小中学生には、人間や人生について少し哲学的なことを考え始める前に読んでほしいなと思いました。
August 4, 2024
僕は練習のために「きまぐれロボット」という本を読んだ。多くて短い話が含まれる。それぞれ物語が宇宙や発明についてる。
- 「新発明のマクラ」博士がどんな言語でも話すのができるマクラを発明する。けれど夢の中だけ。
- 「試作品」博士の研究に拳銃持つ人が着く。お金も発明もぼくにあげろうと言って、地下室に博士を閉じ困ってる。
- 「薬のききめ」お金持ちの人に全部を思い出せる錠剤を売る。
- 「悪魔」固められる湖で願いを叶える悪魔が現れる。
- 「災難」何匹のネズミを飼ってる男は彼のネズミが未来の災いを予言できると思う。
- 「九官鳥作戦」山奥に住む男がダイアモンドを盗むために鳥を教える。
- 「きまぐれロボット」博士はお金持ちにロボットを売る。けれど、ロボットが何度も故障し、狂ってしまう。
- 「博士とロボット」博士は宇宙船でさまざまな惑星を旅する。ロボットと原始的な人々の展開を助ける。
- 「便利な草花」博士は虫を食べる草花を発明する。
- 「夜の事件」キル星から星人は地球の遊園地に着く。そこで原生なロボットに出会う。
- 「地球のみなさん」ある青年が自分は別の星から来たと言う。誰もが彼が狂っていると思ってるから、病院へ連れる。
- 「ラッパの音」探検には博士が動物たちが色々な音恐れているのことに気づける。嫌い音を呼ぶラッパを発明する。
- 「おみやげ」異星人は地球に立ち寄って砂漠で文明の土産を残した。原爆実験ながら破る。
- 「夢のお告げ」二人の友人は武士が宝物を埋めたという夢を見る。
- 「失敗」盗むのために博士は音を消える機械を発明する。
- 「目薬」一人で暮らしてる男は悪人を見分ける目薬を発明する。警官を手伝いに使う。
- 「リオン」植物学者は動物学者に出会う。動物学者が半分リス半分ライオンの新種を作った。植物学者は植物の新種を作ることを決心する。
- 「ボウシ」一つだけの手品ができる魔術師には星人がたずねる。不思議なボウシが欲しいんだ。
- 「金色の海草」博士は金色でできる海草を作る。別のひとがそれを買いたい。
- 「盗んだ書数」博士の隣人は新しい薬の作り方の書類を盗む。後ろめたがってる。
- 「薬と夢」博士は動物を見せる薬を発明する。
- 「なぞのロボット」博士はロボットを作る。でも、どんな働きをやるか？
- 「へんな薬」博士は病気のように見える薬を作る。
- 「サーカスの秘密」街にはサーカスが着いた。動物はうまく仕込まれる。
- 「鳥の歌」 アール氏が博士に訪れる。博士は色々な歌ができる鳥を作った。妻には記念日に一羽を買う。
- 「火の用心」学者は火事を発見するロボット鳥を発明する。敏感に過ぎるけど。学者が改良しなきゃ。
- 「スパード時代」植物の成長を早める薬を発明する。
- 「キシシキ計画」
- 「ユキコちゃんのしかえし」若い男の子は博士の薬を盗んで頭に押し込む。恐れせそうな薬でも。。。
- 「ふしぎな放送」宇宙基地に住んでる隊員たちは地球から怖く不思議な放送を受け取って、慌てる。
- 「ネコ」外宇宙から星人が着いてきた。エス氏のネコはネコが支配者の地位と伝える。
- 「花とひめつ」ある女の子は花を助けるモグラの写生を描いて、風に吹飛ばす。密かな島に研究者たちは絵を見つけて、命令書と思ってる。ロボットのモグラを作る。
- 「とりひき」
- 「へんな怪獣」宇宙船が着陸して、怪獣を出て来た。人々は食べ物やさしあげても、怪獣が暴れ回る。人々は怪獣を負かす。オモチャんだ。
- 「鏡の中の犬」五郎くんは公園に汚い鏡を見つけると、汚れを落とした。鏡から白い犬が飛び出してしまった。犬は失った物を見つけることが上手い。
- 「あーん。あーん」赤ちゃんはなぜか泣き始めると親たちが彼を宥めとして、オモチャをあげる。しかし、鳴き声の音がもっともっと大きくになるから町が崩れ始める。
- 「新発明のマクラ」博士がどんな言語でも話すのができるマクラを発明する。けれど夢の中だけ。
- 「試作品」博士の研究に拳銃持つ人が着く。お金も発明もぼくにあげろうと言って、地下室に博士を閉じ困ってる。
- 「薬のききめ」お金持ちの人に全部を思い出せる錠剤を売る。
- 「悪魔」固められる湖で願いを叶える悪魔が現れる。
- 「災難」何匹のネズミを飼ってる男は彼のネズミが未来の災いを予言できると思う。
- 「九官鳥作戦」山奥に住む男がダイアモンドを盗むために鳥を教える。
- 「きまぐれロボット」博士はお金持ちにロボットを売る。けれど、ロボットが何度も故障し、狂ってしまう。
- 「博士とロボット」博士は宇宙船でさまざまな惑星を旅する。ロボットと原始的な人々の展開を助ける。
- 「便利な草花」博士は虫を食べる草花を発明する。
- 「夜の事件」キル星から星人は地球の遊園地に着く。そこで原生なロボットに出会う。
- 「地球のみなさん」ある青年が自分は別の星から来たと言う。誰もが彼が狂っていると思ってるから、病院へ連れる。
- 「ラッパの音」探検には博士が動物たちが色々な音恐れているのことに気づける。嫌い音を呼ぶラッパを発明する。
- 「おみやげ」異星人は地球に立ち寄って砂漠で文明の土産を残した。原爆実験ながら破る。
- 「夢のお告げ」二人の友人は武士が宝物を埋めたという夢を見る。
- 「失敗」盗むのために博士は音を消える機械を発明する。
- 「目薬」一人で暮らしてる男は悪人を見分ける目薬を発明する。警官を手伝いに使う。
- 「リオン」植物学者は動物学者に出会う。動物学者が半分リス半分ライオンの新種を作った。植物学者は植物の新種を作ることを決心する。
- 「ボウシ」一つだけの手品ができる魔術師には星人がたずねる。不思議なボウシが欲しいんだ。
- 「金色の海草」博士は金色でできる海草を作る。別のひとがそれを買いたい。
- 「盗んだ書数」博士の隣人は新しい薬の作り方の書類を盗む。後ろめたがってる。
- 「薬と夢」博士は動物を見せる薬を発明する。
- 「なぞのロボット」博士はロボットを作る。でも、どんな働きをやるか？
- 「へんな薬」博士は病気のように見える薬を作る。
- 「サーカスの秘密」街にはサーカスが着いた。動物はうまく仕込まれる。
- 「鳥の歌」 アール氏が博士に訪れる。博士は色々な歌ができる鳥を作った。妻には記念日に一羽を買う。
- 「火の用心」学者は火事を発見するロボット鳥を発明する。敏感に過ぎるけど。学者が改良しなきゃ。
- 「スパード時代」植物の成長を早める薬を発明する。
- 「キシシキ計画」
- 「ユキコちゃんのしかえし」若い男の子は博士の薬を盗んで頭に押し込む。恐れせそうな薬でも。。。
- 「ふしぎな放送」宇宙基地に住んでる隊員たちは地球から怖く不思議な放送を受け取って、慌てる。
- 「ネコ」外宇宙から星人が着いてきた。エス氏のネコはネコが支配者の地位と伝える。
- 「花とひめつ」ある女の子は花を助けるモグラの写生を描いて、風に吹飛ばす。密かな島に研究者たちは絵を見つけて、命令書と思ってる。ロボットのモグラを作る。
- 「とりひき」
- 「へんな怪獣」宇宙船が着陸して、怪獣を出て来た。人々は食べ物やさしあげても、怪獣が暴れ回る。人々は怪獣を負かす。オモチャんだ。
- 「鏡の中の犬」五郎くんは公園に汚い鏡を見つけると、汚れを落とした。鏡から白い犬が飛び出してしまった。犬は失った物を見つけることが上手い。
- 「あーん。あーん」赤ちゃんはなぜか泣き始めると親たちが彼を宥めとして、オモチャをあげる。しかし、鳴き声の音がもっともっと大きくになるから町が崩れ始める。
December 9, 2020
*Score: 6.5/10*
This is a series of very short stories (3 to 5 small pages each), all having some sci fi aspects and comedic element, usually centering around weird planets or robots or events, with some funny twists in the end.
Really good as a distraction from bigger reads, relaxing and mildly amusing, with some stories being funny (like that child with the wail that pierces windows and walls!) and others just forgettable.
Overall very neautral feel on the book, with nothing I really love or really hate. Passable collection.
This is a series of very short stories (3 to 5 small pages each), all having some sci fi aspects and comedic element, usually centering around weird planets or robots or events, with some funny twists in the end.
Really good as a distraction from bigger reads, relaxing and mildly amusing, with some stories being funny (like that child with the wail that pierces windows and walls!) and others just forgettable.
Overall very neautral feel on the book, with nothing I really love or really hate. Passable collection.
April 20, 2019
A collection of "short-shorts" by Hoshi Shinichi originally published in the Sunday editions of Japan's Asahi Newspaper. These super-short stories (the longest of which is seven pages) are modern fables with elements of sci-fi, each with a punch line and a bit of truth. Written for grade-school-level readers, the tales range from quirky to absurd to grim; all are original, and many give pause for thought.
The most memorable story to me is "Omiyage," or "The Gift," in which benevolent aliens land on Earth long before humans have evolved, hoping to impart their wisdom. Since there are no people yet, they construct and leave behind a vessel containing a guide kit to solving humanity's biggest problems: blueprints for space ships, instructions for medicine that will cure any disease (even reverse aging), a book with the secrets to world peace, and, of course, an illustrated dictionary for translating their alien language. They take care to leave the vessel where it will not fall into the sea or be buried by volcanic eruptions in the years it will take for the human race to be ready to receive this knowledge: they choose a desert. The years pass and their plan works—the vessel endures. But instead of being found and utilized for the good of humankind, it is blown up in a nuclear bomb test.
While these stories are accessible to children, they hold lessons for us all, even and especially as adults.
The most memorable story to me is "Omiyage," or "The Gift," in which benevolent aliens land on Earth long before humans have evolved, hoping to impart their wisdom. Since there are no people yet, they construct and leave behind a vessel containing a guide kit to solving humanity's biggest problems: blueprints for space ships, instructions for medicine that will cure any disease (even reverse aging), a book with the secrets to world peace, and, of course, an illustrated dictionary for translating their alien language. They take care to leave the vessel where it will not fall into the sea or be buried by volcanic eruptions in the years it will take for the human race to be ready to receive this knowledge: they choose a desert. The years pass and their plan works—the vessel endures. But instead of being found and utilized for the good of humankind, it is blown up in a nuclear bomb test.
While these stories are accessible to children, they hold lessons for us all, even and especially as adults.
April 10, 2021
Recommended to all students of Japanese willing to start reading actual books written by Japanese authors - and a famous one. If you're N3 or up, you will probably have no problem reading this if you up to consulting the dictionary at every page maybe. Since Hoshi-san's language is extremily consistent and even a bit repetitive, you will stumble upon the same words and expressions enough times to memorize them if they happen to be new to you - and you will end up using the dictionary less and less. Then, many of the words are written in hiragana which may be a great help for some learners who have a hard time with kanji but do speak the language well. On the contrary, personally I tend to read better than I talk/listen, so sometimes hiragana was just confusing, as I would understand the word right away if it was on kanji. Anyway, that's just me.
Hoshi Shin'ichi is considered to be a voice of Japanese Science Fiction - but he is way more than that. He created his own peculiar genre with little, naive, unpretentious stories which usually features an one-purpose robot or aliens visiting Earth or elsewhere. They are all built on mystery and very often they conclude in a joke - I found myself laughing at the end of most stories, mostly at how silly the "joke'/solution of the mystery was. Finally, they are indeed short stories, featuring about 5 pages of the tiny bunko book format.
Hoshi Shin'ichi is considered to be a voice of Japanese Science Fiction - but he is way more than that. He created his own peculiar genre with little, naive, unpretentious stories which usually features an one-purpose robot or aliens visiting Earth or elsewhere. They are all built on mystery and very often they conclude in a joke - I found myself laughing at the end of most stories, mostly at how silly the "joke'/solution of the mystery was. Finally, they are indeed short stories, featuring about 5 pages of the tiny bunko book format.
March 11, 2019
Hoshi Shinichi's short stories are great to read casually. Some of his stories made me really think hard; for instance, 「ネコ」(literally translated, 'Cat') made me think, 'Perhaps it is true that humans are slaves of cats...' because we provide food for cats, we take care of cats, and cats do not seem to care at all about us (unlike dogs). These kinds of stories I enjoyed to read.
However, I must say some of the stories were hackneyed. Some of the 'plot twist' was too easy to catch, at least for me. I am not going to reveal an example of the 'plot twist,' just in case if you want to figure it out by yourself, but if you read through, you will see what I am talking about.
Overall, Hoshi Shinichi's short stories are good when you want some relief/escape from reality. These are some very smooth stories to read (usually readable in like 10 minutes, depending on your Japanese abilities though). There's no killing, no blood, no rape, no cruelties, no adulteries involved. If I were to rate this by the film rating system, it would probably be a G or at most PG. Great, fun, casual stories to read. I would recommend.
However, I must say some of the stories were hackneyed. Some of the 'plot twist' was too easy to catch, at least for me. I am not going to reveal an example of the 'plot twist,' just in case if you want to figure it out by yourself, but if you read through, you will see what I am talking about.
Overall, Hoshi Shinichi's short stories are good when you want some relief/escape from reality. These are some very smooth stories to read (usually readable in like 10 minutes, depending on your Japanese abilities though). There's no killing, no blood, no rape, no cruelties, no adulteries involved. If I were to rate this by the film rating system, it would probably be a G or at most PG. Great, fun, casual stories to read. I would recommend.
December 19, 2024
El robot caprichoso es una lectura curiosa, más cercana a una versión narrada de las historietas cortas de Astro Boy que a lo que para mi se asocia el género del relato corto.
Tampoco me extraña mucho descubriendo al buscar información del autor, Shin'ichi Hoshi, que era amigo de Osamu Tezuka. Una ciencia ficción muy simpática, muy amable, con historias que no pasan del folio y que buscan sacar una sonrisa al lector tras sus giros finales generalmente cómicos. Es muy tebeo en su desarrollo, pero de aquellos del siglo XX español (Ibañez, Escobar...) para poner una referencia más cercana geográficamente, y eso puede gustar precisamente al lector de esa época.
Tampoco me extraña mucho descubriendo al buscar información del autor, Shin'ichi Hoshi, que era amigo de Osamu Tezuka. Una ciencia ficción muy simpática, muy amable, con historias que no pasan del folio y que buscan sacar una sonrisa al lector tras sus giros finales generalmente cómicos. Es muy tebeo en su desarrollo, pero de aquellos del siglo XX español (Ibañez, Escobar...) para poner una referencia más cercana geográficamente, y eso puede gustar precisamente al lector de esa época.
April 7, 2021
面白かった。ショートショートの神様かも…
(The language is pretty simple... accessible for N3 and up, I think... even without furigana。
Although, I think there is a つばさ文庫 edition [they are fully furigana-ed].)
きまぐれロボット （角川つばさ文庫）
(The language is pretty simple... accessible for N3 and up, I think... even without furigana。
Although, I think there is a つばさ文庫 edition [they are fully furigana-ed].)
きまぐれロボット （角川つばさ文庫）
May 27, 2024
Recopilación de cuentos juveniles de ciencia ficción de 160 páginas, publicada en 1972. En casi todos los cuentos hay un doctor que investiga y crea nuevos inventos, robots y extraterrestres. Con un lenguaje sencillo crea contextos acogedores salpicados de hermosas moralejas. Muy lejos de la ciencia ficción que esperaba, pero lo he disfrutado como un niño. De recomendada lectura.
September 19, 2019
SFの短編集だが、どれの話もあまりパッとしない。捻りを入れているつもりではあっただろうが、大体見透かしてしまった。あまり面白くもなかった。
October 25, 2019
รวมเรื่องสั้นแบบสั้นๆ ภาษาไม่ยาก อ่านสนุกอ่านเพลินดีมาก เรื่องแต่ละเรื่องสนุกและน่าสนใจมาก
April 6, 2022
星さんは「なれない童話を書く」と言っても、僕はそうではないと思い込み、ざっと満足できた。
圧巻 : 夜の事件、鳥の歌、ユキコちゃんのしかえし、ネコ。
圧巻 : 夜の事件、鳥の歌、ユキコちゃんのしかえし、ネコ。
November 7, 2022
星新一はやはり読みやすい。
が、特筆するほどのインパクトもない…
今回は、あとがきの「古川日出夫」という人の「星新一の物語の別のエンディング」がつまらなすぎて自己愛たっぷりで印象的だった。
が、特筆するほどのインパクトもない…
今回は、あとがきの「古川日出夫」という人の「星新一の物語の別のエンディング」がつまらなすぎて自己愛たっぷりで印象的だった。
January 2, 2024
子供も大人も読んで楽しめるオチがなかなか面白い短編集
日記を書いてくれるロボットや、植物のお世話をしてくれるモグラのロボットなど想像豊かな発想が面白かった。
日記を書いてくれるロボットや、植物のお世話をしてくれるモグラのロボットなど想像豊かな発想が面白かった。
July 18, 2024
Da la impresión de ser un libro escrito para niños, con historias muy cortas escritas con un lenguaje muy sencillo pero cuidado. Posiblemente lo hubiera disfrutado más mi yo de 10 años.
February 19, 2025
Algunos cuentos fueron demasiado repetitivos y solo algunos me atraparon (sobre todo los últimos)
February 23, 2025
mt×角川文庫コラボカバー版読了。
「ネコ」が一番好き。ショートショートだから印象には残りにくいけど、その分何度でも楽しめる気がする。
「ネコ」が一番好き。ショートショートだから印象には残りにくいけど、その分何度でも楽しめる気がする。
June 24, 2024
これは僕が読み終えた最初の日本語の本です。3年間日本語勉強しているけど小説読んだことはありません。今まで新しい本を読んだら、すぐに難しいと感じて混乱して、読むのをやめてました。星新一の書き方はすごく読みやすいし、面白いし、ちょうど良いと思います。ショートストーリーの形式はいい勉強になるし、毎日読んでいました。
SF好きな人と日本語勉強したい人にこの本はおすすめ！
SF好きな人と日本語勉強したい人にこの本はおすすめ！
June 20, 2024
Silly little imaginative stories. I wish I had these kind of books to read growing up.
April 26, 2012
This book has a lot of short stories in one book- and the story Caprise Robot is one of them. It is about one robot a scientist made and it is very very helpful. But sometimes it acts crazy. The scientist sold it to a very rich person. He said he will go to an island himself but he needs a company so he bought the robot with a lot of money. Once on the island, Mr. N (the very rich person) told him to make his dinner, wash the dishes, clean the room and give him a dessert. The robot did all right with those directions but after that it chased after Mr. N and made him very tired. But after chasing Mr. N it was just the way it was the first time. When Mr. N came back from his vacation, he told the scientist about what happened. But the scientist just said, "Well people need to move their body a lot and exercise. If you just use the robot and don't do anything you will get lazy and chubby." M.Y.
January 26, 2025
Libro curioso, formado por muchos cuentos que duran tan sólo tres páginas. Los cuentos tienen una estructura y temas muy similares, por lo que diría que es mejor leerlo poco a poco porque si lo haces de un tirón se te puede empachar. En general casi todos los cuentos tienen un girito al final, un poco de ironía y humor, y la enseñanza de que la avaricia rompe el saco. Es un libro agradable si quieres pasar el rato.
September 17, 2024
A very cute short story collection, where each story generally revolves around some strange invention or creature. There's usually some kind of punchline or Twilight Zone-esque twist and I had a lot of fun figuring out what the gag was for each story. Reminds me a lot of Where the Sidewalk ends, albeit prose rather than poetry.
September 13, 2015
it's a very short stories collection, and mostly are about technology. Because the stories are very short, I can't enjoy the climax of the story, and it's too flat. Every story has similarity so it feels monotone.
October 28, 2008
Completely fun and very insightful. If you are looking for a quick escape coupled with wisdom, this is a great choice.
October 7, 2010
Good, but several of the themes in the book are super-repetitive. Book was a delight to read at first, but became tedious towards the end. Perhaps a book best enjoyed in little bits at a time.
October 20, 2010
The book may have only short stories, but they are quite fun to read. Not a hard read, but interesting. Different Themes.
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