死んだ山田と教室

by 金子玲介

自分はなぜ生きているのか、自分はなぜ死なないのか、逡巡の中にいるすべての人へ。私がずっとデビューを待ち望んでいた新人の、ユーモアと青臭さと残酷さと優しさが詰め込まれた快作です。ーー金原ひとみ


夏休みが終わる直前、山田が死んだ。飲酒運転の車に轢かれたらしい。山田は勉強が出来て、面白くて、誰にでも優しい、二年E組の人気者だった。二学期初日の教室。悲しみに沈むクラスを元気づけようと担任の花浦が席替えを提案したタイミングで教室のスピーカーから山田の声が聞こえてきたーー。教室は騒然となった。山田の魂はどうやらスピーカーに憑依してしまったらしい。〈俺、二年E組が大好きなんで〉。声だけになった山田と、二Eの仲間たちの不思議な日々がはじまったーー。

304 pages, Hardcover

Published May 15, 2024

Reviews

[Kakuzō Akutagawa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart wrenching, devastating, fun, and full of soul. I didn't like it as much as I would've liked to, and it's certainly not anywhere near my favorite Mephisto Prize winners, but I can say for certain that it's definitely gonna stick with me for a long long time.

[Em · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried so hard to get into this book but I physically could not. The writing was so incredibly boring that even emotional scenes lacked any depth for me. I loved the concept of it but I felt like the book dragged for so long that by the end I was just waiting for it to get over, even though it was only 300 pages. This is what I get for buying a book because I thought the graphic design on the cover was cool