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文学少女 #4
Cô Gái Văn Chương Và Thiên Thần Sa Ngã
Amano Tooko - Chủ nhiệm câu lạc bộ văn học, "Cô gái văn chương" yêu những câu chuyện đến mức muốn-ăn-tươi-nuốt-sống chúng - đột nhiên thông báo sẽ rời khỏi câu lạc bộ!? Cho dù đã biết lý do, Konoha vẫn có một chút cô đơn. Bên cạnh đó, nhận được sự nhờ vả của giáo viên âm nhạc Mariya, cậu và Nanase cùng ở lại sau giờ tan học, mỗi ngày của Konoha trôi qua trong yên bình...
Tuy nhiên, trong thị trấn với bầu không khí Giáng Sinh sắp tới gần này, một cô gái đã biến mất. Konoha và Nanase cố gắng tìm kiếm tung tích của cô gái này và rồi cuối cùng trước mặt họ xuất hiện "thiên thần" như tấm gương phản chiếu của chính bản thân Konoha...
Mời các bạn đón đọc tập bốn của loạt truyện đang được yêu thích này!
Tuy nhiên, trong thị trấn với bầu không khí Giáng Sinh sắp tới gần này, một cô gái đã biến mất. Konoha và Nanase cố gắng tìm kiếm tung tích của cô gái này và rồi cuối cùng trước mặt họ xuất hiện "thiên thần" như tấm gương phản chiếu của chính bản thân Konoha...
Mời các bạn đón đọc tập bốn của loạt truyện đang được yêu thích này!
376 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2007
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October 11, 2014
The stories in each volume of Book Girl are relatively self-contained, but this book really builds off of previously established characters and plot lines. At least read book 3 first, better yet to start at the beginning.
With Tohko's college exams on the horizon, Konoha is left strangely devoid of literary club activities and somehow ends up helping the music teacher alongside Kotobuki after school. Then one of Kotobuki's friends goes missing…
As always summarizing the premise of a literature eating goblin in school form and her trusted club mate embarking on adventures that parallel great literary works makes Book Girl sound like a much lighter series than it is. The events, themes and tone of these books are incredibly dark and troubling. Heavy and tragic subjects are the norm here, not the exception, and The Corrupted Angel continues the upward trend in intensity.
Kotobuki is a wonderful supporting character, and it was great to see her featured in a story that wasn't just fantastic and gripping in its own right, but also tied to numerous established plot threads, explored several relationships between established characters, and added amazing depth to Konoha's personal backstory.
The framework literary story here is established immediately as Phantom of the Opera, and it's used perfectly to enhance both the story and suspense as things unfold. It's starts more subtly creepy than previous books which just serves to increase the tension and eventual impact as things get worse. The parallel storytelling here is just phenomenal. This book had me guessing all the way to the end, and then threw in some more mind-blowing revelations in the epilogue for good measure.
It's the little touches and the fact that compelling, flawed characters are firmly at the center of every book that makes this series so impressive. I also like that it's progresses forward in time. The looming separation of Tohko's graduation adds an interesting complication to everything.
I'll refrain from further detail to avoid spoilers, but I can't recommend this series highly enough. Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel is yet another intricate, compelling psychological thriller with tons of layers and an incredible atmosphere of tension and emotion.
With Tohko's college exams on the horizon, Konoha is left strangely devoid of literary club activities and somehow ends up helping the music teacher alongside Kotobuki after school. Then one of Kotobuki's friends goes missing…
As always summarizing the premise of a literature eating goblin in school form and her trusted club mate embarking on adventures that parallel great literary works makes Book Girl sound like a much lighter series than it is. The events, themes and tone of these books are incredibly dark and troubling. Heavy and tragic subjects are the norm here, not the exception, and The Corrupted Angel continues the upward trend in intensity.
Kotobuki is a wonderful supporting character, and it was great to see her featured in a story that wasn't just fantastic and gripping in its own right, but also tied to numerous established plot threads, explored several relationships between established characters, and added amazing depth to Konoha's personal backstory.
The framework literary story here is established immediately as Phantom of the Opera, and it's used perfectly to enhance both the story and suspense as things unfold. It's starts more subtly creepy than previous books which just serves to increase the tension and eventual impact as things get worse. The parallel storytelling here is just phenomenal. This book had me guessing all the way to the end, and then threw in some more mind-blowing revelations in the epilogue for good measure.
It's the little touches and the fact that compelling, flawed characters are firmly at the center of every book that makes this series so impressive. I also like that it's progresses forward in time. The looming separation of Tohko's graduation adds an interesting complication to everything.
I'll refrain from further detail to avoid spoilers, but I can't recommend this series highly enough. Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel is yet another intricate, compelling psychological thriller with tons of layers and an incredible atmosphere of tension and emotion.
June 4, 2017
Wow.
I didn't see that ending coming. Did not see that coming.
This installment of the Book Girl series centers around The Phantom of the Opera. A female opera student is missing after having sent Kotobuki texts regarding her "Angel of Music." Now the search is on to find the missing diva. Twists and turns abound, reflecting the mysteries within Phantom.
In this volume, we revisit old friends and meet new characters. Our favorite Book Girl is largely absent in this volume due to studying, but being the nosy character she is, she pops up when needed and interferes in her own way. In fact, her absences make her appearances even more memorable.
If you've read the previous books in the series, I highly recommend reading this one. If you haven't read the previous ones yet, read those before trying this one.
I didn't see that ending coming. Did not see that coming.
This installment of the Book Girl series centers around The Phantom of the Opera. A female opera student is missing after having sent Kotobuki texts regarding her "Angel of Music." Now the search is on to find the missing diva. Twists and turns abound, reflecting the mysteries within Phantom.
In this volume, we revisit old friends and meet new characters. Our favorite Book Girl is largely absent in this volume due to studying, but being the nosy character she is, she pops up when needed and interferes in her own way. In fact, her absences make her appearances even more memorable.
If you've read the previous books in the series, I highly recommend reading this one. If you haven't read the previous ones yet, read those before trying this one.
October 29, 2015
I’m sorry, but no matter how many times the other characters said they love Kotobuki Nanase, how adorable she was really, how cute she was, I couldn’t like her with the way the author presented her. I couldn’t even understand why they love (big word, because if only like I could understand) that much.
It’s not that I think she was a bad person. I don’t hate Kotobuki. I thought she was pretty cute sometimes. But the thing is… Kotobuki’s positive trait wasn’t her cuteness, wasn’t her honesty (let’s get real… she was not a hypocrite type, but she was definitely not the honest type either. Whatever reason you have, telling someone you hate him when you actually didn’t feel that wasn’t honest).
Kotobuki’s strength was actually her bravery. She was not a coward; she had big faith, someone who was so pure and dazzling. Even though she couldn’t convey her thought properly, it was not because of cowardliness. It was just her clumsiness (which was pretty cute as long as the author didn’t overdo it).
But no one, no one pointed that charm of her except Konoha. Even he was only said it once or twice, because he was a coward who couldn’t face the truth. And the author had overdone the tsundereness of Kotobuki particularly in this volume.
It is really a disappointment considering the author had taken the inspiration from the Phantom of the Opera, only to mess up the story with bad characterization. From the beginning until almost the last of the story, I almost couldn’t hold back my sudden growing hate to the characters.
Konoha became a coward again (after the story where he said to Akutagawa about facing their problems together), and I know he had girlish face, but it didn’t mean he had to act that girly, right? I didn’t know how many times he was running away in this story just because he felt scared of something/someone (I wonder why he didn’t cry, “kyaaa” for the effect).
Next, the other characters for this volume were just too frustrating. There were too many characters the author put without digging deeper into their personality. They were like passing characters you didn’t have to pay any attention (Mariya-sensei, Kagami-sensei, Sugiko? Sugino?, etc), even though they (some of them) were the core characters for the plot/conflict.
The only character I like in--for--this volume was Mito Yuka. She was a lovely girl, really. And with the way the author wrote her, she was definitely more likeable than Kotobuki ever be. That’s why I would really like it if the angel just concerned himself with Yuka. I didn’t think he was close enough to Kotobuki to know her real loveable self. And even though he was thinking about Kotobuki, it was only because Yuka really care for her (which I thought need more reason than what the author had wrote), not because Kotobuki herself.
I can’t help but think the author almost desperately, wanted the readers to like Kotobuki. She almost forced it down our throat of how great, how cute, how adorable she was without really showing it. I don’t care what your character’s thinking about her! I want you to show me how nice person she was actually! Not only a tsundere who throwing around word hate-hate-hate every time she felt nervous!
You didn’t even reproach her for that particular flaw of her! Yeah, she regretted it (but she only looked like the kind who loves to play victim with that behavior). And I didn’t think Konoha had to feel guilty for what she’s done. He wasn’t the one at fault. Don’t spoil character too much, please. The author had done that to Konoha sometimes; and now Kotobuki too. It’s a relief Tohko-senpai was still as likeable as always.
The plot for this volume isn’t the greatest, but it isn’t that bad either. Although for me, the only saving for this book is the reference to the Phantom of the Opera, and that is the only thing worth to read. Or maybe precisely because of that the author messed up the story for this. The Phantom of the Opera is just too much for the author to take.
It’s not that I think she was a bad person. I don’t hate Kotobuki. I thought she was pretty cute sometimes. But the thing is… Kotobuki’s positive trait wasn’t her cuteness, wasn’t her honesty (let’s get real… she was not a hypocrite type, but she was definitely not the honest type either. Whatever reason you have, telling someone you hate him when you actually didn’t feel that wasn’t honest).
Kotobuki’s strength was actually her bravery. She was not a coward; she had big faith, someone who was so pure and dazzling. Even though she couldn’t convey her thought properly, it was not because of cowardliness. It was just her clumsiness (which was pretty cute as long as the author didn’t overdo it).
But no one, no one pointed that charm of her except Konoha. Even he was only said it once or twice, because he was a coward who couldn’t face the truth. And the author had overdone the tsundereness of Kotobuki particularly in this volume.
It is really a disappointment considering the author had taken the inspiration from the Phantom of the Opera, only to mess up the story with bad characterization. From the beginning until almost the last of the story, I almost couldn’t hold back my sudden growing hate to the characters.
Konoha became a coward again (after the story where he said to Akutagawa about facing their problems together), and I know he had girlish face, but it didn’t mean he had to act that girly, right? I didn’t know how many times he was running away in this story just because he felt scared of something/someone (I wonder why he didn’t cry, “kyaaa” for the effect).
Next, the other characters for this volume were just too frustrating. There were too many characters the author put without digging deeper into their personality. They were like passing characters you didn’t have to pay any attention (Mariya-sensei, Kagami-sensei, Sugiko? Sugino?, etc), even though they (some of them) were the core characters for the plot/conflict.
The only character I like in--for--this volume was Mito Yuka. She was a lovely girl, really. And with the way the author wrote her, she was definitely more likeable than Kotobuki ever be. That’s why I would really like it if the angel just concerned himself with Yuka. I didn’t think he was close enough to Kotobuki to know her real loveable self. And even though he was thinking about Kotobuki, it was only because Yuka really care for her (which I thought need more reason than what the author had wrote), not because Kotobuki herself.
I can’t help but think the author almost desperately, wanted the readers to like Kotobuki. She almost forced it down our throat of how great, how cute, how adorable she was without really showing it. I don’t care what your character’s thinking about her! I want you to show me how nice person she was actually! Not only a tsundere who throwing around word hate-hate-hate every time she felt nervous!
You didn’t even reproach her for that particular flaw of her! Yeah, she regretted it (but she only looked like the kind who loves to play victim with that behavior). And I didn’t think Konoha had to feel guilty for what she’s done. He wasn’t the one at fault. Don’t spoil character too much, please. The author had done that to Konoha sometimes; and now Kotobuki too. It’s a relief Tohko-senpai was still as likeable as always.
The plot for this volume isn’t the greatest, but it isn’t that bad either. Although for me, the only saving for this book is the reference to the Phantom of the Opera, and that is the only thing worth to read. Or maybe precisely because of that the author messed up the story for this. The Phantom of the Opera is just too much for the author to take.
January 26, 2012
This is the bleakest Book Girl installment yet. I've inured myself to the sociopathic characters, existential despair, and death, but this time Nomura pulled something different -- something that makes even the child abuse in the second book seem mild.
The story opens with everyone's favorite book-munching goblin decreeing a temporary hiatus for the Literature Club so she can study for exams. Given that the club has only one other member, this isn't too much of a hardship for anyone. But before Konoha has a chance to enjoy his freedom, he and Nanase Kotobuki are drafted by a music teacher into helping him clean his office. This is rather bothersome for Konoha, what with Nanase's habit of declaring her undying hatred for Konoha any time they have to speak more than five sentences to each other.
But then one of Nanase's friends, Mito, who's enrolled at a prestigious musical academy, goes missing and she asks Konoha's help in finding her. But Nanase's not going to like what she learns.
The last book ended in a way that suggested we'd learn more about what happened to Konoha's childhood friend, Miu, but that's largely shuffled aside in this volume, though Nomura promises she'll get to it next time. Instead the focus is firmly on Kotobuki -- and about damn time. It's obvious to pretty much everyone except Konoha that Nanase, despite her protestations, is in love with him, but she's been shunted aside in previous books and not been able to develop her relationship with him. This time she gets more screen time than even Tohko, who spends half the story studying. Too bad her chance at getting close to Konoha comes at such a bad point in her life.
The mystery this time is pretty weak. There's one good twist which Nomura did a good job of concealing, but the identity of the culprit is a little too obvious, as is the trouble Mito is in. The latter is handled well, though, since the nature of that trouble is pretty shocking -- while American young adult fiction merely pretends to be dark and gritty while the underlying story is rather juvenile, the plot of this volume dark to the core. A girl like Katniss from The Hunger Games would be left a puddle of despair by what Mito goes through, even before she disappears.
I don't entirely undestand why I love this series so much. I've had major complaints about the story and structure of each volume, and yet I find myself looking forward to the next volume more than any other series I'm reading, save Eiji Mikage's HakoMari novels. There's something about Konoha's broken down soul, Nanase's sorry inability to express her feelings, and Tohko's blithe belief that there's redemption for everyone, that makes me want to find out what happens next, even when the plot a clunky mess.
The story opens with everyone's favorite book-munching goblin decreeing a temporary hiatus for the Literature Club so she can study for exams. Given that the club has only one other member, this isn't too much of a hardship for anyone. But before Konoha has a chance to enjoy his freedom, he and Nanase Kotobuki are drafted by a music teacher into helping him clean his office. This is rather bothersome for Konoha, what with Nanase's habit of declaring her undying hatred for Konoha any time they have to speak more than five sentences to each other.
But then one of Nanase's friends, Mito, who's enrolled at a prestigious musical academy, goes missing and she asks Konoha's help in finding her. But Nanase's not going to like what she learns.
The last book ended in a way that suggested we'd learn more about what happened to Konoha's childhood friend, Miu, but that's largely shuffled aside in this volume, though Nomura promises she'll get to it next time. Instead the focus is firmly on Kotobuki -- and about damn time. It's obvious to pretty much everyone except Konoha that Nanase, despite her protestations, is in love with him, but she's been shunted aside in previous books and not been able to develop her relationship with him. This time she gets more screen time than even Tohko, who spends half the story studying. Too bad her chance at getting close to Konoha comes at such a bad point in her life.
The mystery this time is pretty weak. There's one good twist which Nomura did a good job of concealing, but the identity of the culprit is a little too obvious, as is the trouble Mito is in. The latter is handled well, though, since the nature of that trouble is pretty shocking -- while American young adult fiction merely pretends to be dark and gritty while the underlying story is rather juvenile, the plot of this volume dark to the core. A girl like Katniss from The Hunger Games would be left a puddle of despair by what Mito goes through, even before she disappears.
I don't entirely undestand why I love this series so much. I've had major complaints about the story and structure of each volume, and yet I find myself looking forward to the next volume more than any other series I'm reading, save Eiji Mikage's HakoMari novels. There's something about Konoha's broken down soul, Nanase's sorry inability to express her feelings, and Tohko's blithe belief that there's redemption for everyone, that makes me want to find out what happens next, even when the plot a clunky mess.
October 25, 2024
Tác phẩm lần này là Bóng ma trong nhà hát với câu chuyện bi kịch của Mito, bạn của Nanase. Cô gái ấy xứng đáng nhận được những thứ tốt đẹp hơn TvT. Mình thích thiên thần âm nhạc lắm ạ, nhìn art trang đầu đã thích liền khi còn chưa kịp biết gì về người ta, ehe :>> Thiên thần tự nhận mình là bóng ma vì cho rằng mình chỉ gieo nên tai ương nhưng thực ra đâu có đâu :<<<<<<<<<<
May 4, 2016
#booksiboughtonsummervacationcuzijustcantresistthetemptationduh no.1
Like
- Great improvement on characters' development. It's nice to see that Kotobuki isn't just a(n)asshole tsundere.
- The illustrations. Takeoka did a great job.
- As usual, Amano provided good summaries and analysis of The Phantom of the Opera.
- Straightforward about mental illnesses.
- WTF happened between Asakura and Inoue? I've wasted so much money on this series I can't give up now. So far we've learned that Asakura is a douchebag and Inoue is terrible at flirting.
Dislike
- Mito's alias: When I saw the translation "Trà Hoa", I really thought that her name was 花茶, which made me have a tiny flashback of Aomame in 1Q84. But when Amano made a reference to La Dame aux Camélias, I finally realized that her name is either 1. 椿 - Tsubaki or 2. カメリア - Camelia. Why translate it into Vietnamese? Most Japanese names have meaning, how about you also translate other characters' names? Also, I'm not the best when it came to Vietnamese, but wouldn't translations like "Sơn Trà" or "Chi Trà" be more accurate if you really have to translate it? (EDIT: Just found out that the name "Trà My" means Camelia in Vietnamese. That could be a good idea since at least you could tell that it's the name of a flower.)
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Fuck. It's becoming a love story isn't it.
- Mentioning Inoue's chest pain too many times using the exact same words just make him looks like an emo wannabe, not someone with depression.
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We know the singer is good, but you don't need to remind us right on the next page using the same simile.
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- No fanboys or whatsoever of Inoue decide to investigate his past.
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Conclusion: An okay read. Nomura has followed the rules of writing a mystery, however there are still plot holes. The ending is great though, I enjoyed reading it.
Like
- Great improvement on characters' development. It's nice to see that Kotobuki isn't just a(n)
- The illustrations. Takeoka did a great job.
- As usual, Amano provided good summaries and analysis of The Phantom of the Opera.
- Straightforward about mental illnesses.
- WTF happened between Asakura and Inoue? I've wasted so much money on this series I can't give up now. So far we've learned that Asakura is a douchebag and Inoue is terrible at flirting.
Dislike
- Mito's alias: When I saw the translation "Trà Hoa", I really thought that her name was 花茶, which made me have a tiny flashback of Aomame in 1Q84. But when Amano made a reference to La Dame aux Camélias, I finally realized that her name is either 1. 椿 - Tsubaki or 2. カメリア - Camelia. Why translate it into Vietnamese? Most Japanese names have meaning, how about you also translate other characters' names? Also, I'm not the best when it came to Vietnamese, but wouldn't translations like "Sơn Trà" or "Chi Trà" be more accurate if you really have to translate it? (EDIT: Just found out that the name "Trà My" means Camelia in Vietnamese. That could be a good idea since at least you could tell that it's the name of a flower.)
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Mùi mồ hôi và dầu gội đầu khẽ thoáng qua mũi, cánh tay nhỏ nhắn của cô nàng ôm chặt lấy vai tôi.
Fuck. It's becoming a love story isn't it.
- Mentioning Inoue's chest pain too many times using the exact same words just make him looks like an emo wannabe, not someone with depression.
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Tiếng ca tựa như mang theo một đôi cánh vô hình rực rỡ ánh sáng kéo lên thật cao và vắt ngang qua phía bên kia bầu trời.
như muốn tự do vỗ cánh bay về phía bên kia bầu trời.
We know the singer is good, but you don't need to remind us right on the next page using the same simile.
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- No fanboys or whatsoever of Inoue decide to investigate his past.
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Conclusion: An okay read. Nomura has followed the rules of writing a mystery, however there are still plot holes. The ending is great though, I enjoyed reading it.
July 12, 2016
Akutagawa... vâng, chính là vì bạn này bị "mèo cào" mà mình phải dừng lại viết chút review. Tất cả những hành động khả nghi, hỏi han này nọ chỉ có thể liên quan đến một người - Miu mà thôi. Hiện giờ thì không biết kế hoạch trả thù của Miu thế nào, nhưng cá nhân mình thấy hơi nản khi ngày đến tập ấy càng gần. Đó có thể là lý do vì sao suốt một thời gian dài mình bỏ bẵng "Cô gái văn chương" không muốn đọc tiếp.
Tooko... nhân vật yêu thích duy nhất trong tác phẩm thì "tạm thời" mất đất diễn vai chính. Kotobuki thì vẫn tiếp tục dây dưa lằng nhằng, tình trong như đã mặt ngoài còn e. Xung quanh đứa nào cũng nhận ra Kotobuki thích Konoha mà con bé đó bị động kinh hay sao, đọc mấy dòng miêu tả của tác giả mà mình cũng thấy mệt với nó, cứ liếc Konoha thế này, dòm Konoha thế nọ, lại phản ứng Konoha thế kia. Nếu đây thực sự là kiểu dễ thương mà con trai thích thì thế giới loạn béng nó rồi. Mà mình chán cả hội bạn gái của Kotobuki nữa, cứ Konoha cố lên trong khi thằng nhóc chả có tí khái niệm yêu đương gì với Kotobuki. Nếu mấy đứa là bạn thân thật thì làm ơn về đả thông tư tưởng cho con nhóc đó đi. Cho đến cuối cùng, mặc dù nội dung liên quan đến "Bóng ma trong nhà hát" nhưng tất cả những gì mình nhớ được là nỗ lực đáng thất vọng của tác giả để vẽ nên một Kotobuki "dễ thương". Hết nhân vật này đến nhân vật kia khen con bé dễ thương, đến cả Omi cũng "được" gượng ép để thích Kotobuki.
Mình thực sự chán tập này tới mức sau khi đọc xong chỉ muốn đi đọc bình luận chê thôi, để gặp được những người vẫn có common sense đánh giá tác phẩm này.
Đọc xong quyển này mình bị đau đầu, không phải kiểu đau như búa bổ mà kiểu đầu óc lâng lâng, chẳng đặc biệt nghĩ gì ngoài cảm xúc tiêu cực cho tác phẩm. Cái tên Raoul cứ xuất hiện trong đầu mình, dù mình chẳng đặc biệt có cảm xúc gì với nhân vật đó cả. Nói chung đọc một quyển sách mà mệt mỏi thế này thì đừng đọc nữa cho rồi. Tập sau mà Tooko xuất hiện với thời lượng không tăng lên thì mình sẽ drop luôn series này. Nếu mình khó chịu hay không hài lòng với các tác phẩm khác thì có thể drop giữa chừng, nhưng với Bungaku Shoujo thì mình không thể, chắc chắn sẽ đem cái tâm trạng muốn đọc cho xong để đến được cuối truyện. Mà càng như thế thì càng ức chế thần kinh.
Tooko... nhân vật yêu thích duy nhất trong tác phẩm thì "tạm thời" mất đất diễn vai chính. Kotobuki thì vẫn tiếp tục dây dưa lằng nhằng, tình trong như đã mặt ngoài còn e. Xung quanh đứa nào cũng nhận ra Kotobuki thích Konoha mà con bé đó bị động kinh hay sao, đọc mấy dòng miêu tả của tác giả mà mình cũng thấy mệt với nó, cứ liếc Konoha thế này, dòm Konoha thế nọ, lại phản ứng Konoha thế kia. Nếu đây thực sự là kiểu dễ thương mà con trai thích thì thế giới loạn béng nó rồi. Mà mình chán cả hội bạn gái của Kotobuki nữa, cứ Konoha cố lên trong khi thằng nhóc chả có tí khái niệm yêu đương gì với Kotobuki. Nếu mấy đứa là bạn thân thật thì làm ơn về đả thông tư tưởng cho con nhóc đó đi. Cho đến cuối cùng, mặc dù nội dung liên quan đến "Bóng ma trong nhà hát" nhưng tất cả những gì mình nhớ được là nỗ lực đáng thất vọng của tác giả để vẽ nên một Kotobuki "dễ thương". Hết nhân vật này đến nhân vật kia khen con bé dễ thương, đến cả Omi cũng "được" gượng ép để thích Kotobuki.
Mình thực sự chán tập này tới mức sau khi đọc xong chỉ muốn đi đọc bình luận chê thôi, để gặp được những người vẫn có common sense đánh giá tác phẩm này.
Đọc xong quyển này mình bị đau đầu, không phải kiểu đau như búa bổ mà kiểu đầu óc lâng lâng, chẳng đặc biệt nghĩ gì ngoài cảm xúc tiêu cực cho tác phẩm. Cái tên Raoul cứ xuất hiện trong đầu mình, dù mình chẳng đặc biệt có cảm xúc gì với nhân vật đó cả. Nói chung đọc một quyển sách mà mệt mỏi thế này thì đừng đọc nữa cho rồi. Tập sau mà Tooko xuất hiện với thời lượng không tăng lên thì mình sẽ drop luôn series này. Nếu mình khó chịu hay không hài lòng với các tác phẩm khác thì có thể drop giữa chừng, nhưng với Bungaku Shoujo thì mình không thể, chắc chắn sẽ đem cái tâm trạng muốn đọc cho xong để đến được cuối truyện. Mà càng như thế thì càng ức chế thần kinh.
February 8, 2012
I love that we finally got some focus on Nanase and what makes her tick. Another wonderful installment to this series.
November 3, 2012
This volume was not one of my favourites, I must say, but it was still stunning. I cried so many times, especially when they found out Mito died. I loved Tohko's revelation of the story very much.
May 23, 2017
This installment takes its theme from Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera. As usual, the plotline is so Byzantine, with various characters giving vent to outbursts of emotions or being so icy, as to baffle the average reader.
The story features the usual gang of misfits: Konoha Inoue, suffering from panic attacks when he thinks of his school chum Miu; Tohko Amano, the bibliophage; Nanase Kotobuki, whose antagonism towards Konoha is revealed to be something completely different; and the sly Maki who still wants Tohko to pose for her…but settles for another bargain, one to be demanded later.
I really can’t figure out guilty characters from these books. The main draw is the sprightly bizarre appetites of Tohko. In this book, she’s apparently having trouble with her grades so Konoha offers to help her by giving her decent “snacks” (the pages he writes for her). Unwilling to bother her when she’s studying for tests, Konoha largely leaves Tohko out of his troubles and his investigation.
So this novel centers on his burgeoning relationship with Kotobuki, who’s been so inexplicably hostile to him from day one. Of course, anyone older than ten could have figured out that her anger was really a cloak for the fact that she’s crazy about him and is upset that he doesn’t feel the same way. This novel gradually peels back her fury to reveal a hurt stemming from forgetfulness of an earlier acquaintance that he’s long forgotten.
The mystery involves escort girls, a missing friend and a mysterious singer whose haunting voice is so pure and perfect that lesser artists kill themselves out of despair. Winding its way through the story are the usual dark-font snippets dropping tantalizing clues and cryptic messages. Yep, it’s one lunatic stew, all right.
This isn’t what I’d call great storytelling. At times, the prose is lurid and given to extremes or description. Konoha is especially given to sudden mood swings, panic attacks or blackouts. The whole novel has a surrealistic air, mystic, dreamy and ethereal. The mystery itself almost seems beside the point.
If you have a bent for the surreal, this series may be right up your aisle. If these books are meant to make people curious about the original novels they reference, then they work very well. As straightforward storytelling…not so much.
The story features the usual gang of misfits: Konoha Inoue, suffering from panic attacks when he thinks of his school chum Miu; Tohko Amano, the bibliophage; Nanase Kotobuki, whose antagonism towards Konoha is revealed to be something completely different; and the sly Maki who still wants Tohko to pose for her…but settles for another bargain, one to be demanded later.
I really can’t figure out guilty characters from these books. The main draw is the sprightly bizarre appetites of Tohko. In this book, she’s apparently having trouble with her grades so Konoha offers to help her by giving her decent “snacks” (the pages he writes for her). Unwilling to bother her when she’s studying for tests, Konoha largely leaves Tohko out of his troubles and his investigation.
So this novel centers on his burgeoning relationship with Kotobuki, who’s been so inexplicably hostile to him from day one. Of course, anyone older than ten could have figured out that her anger was really a cloak for the fact that she’s crazy about him and is upset that he doesn’t feel the same way. This novel gradually peels back her fury to reveal a hurt stemming from forgetfulness of an earlier acquaintance that he’s long forgotten.
The mystery involves escort girls, a missing friend and a mysterious singer whose haunting voice is so pure and perfect that lesser artists kill themselves out of despair. Winding its way through the story are the usual dark-font snippets dropping tantalizing clues and cryptic messages. Yep, it’s one lunatic stew, all right.
This isn’t what I’d call great storytelling. At times, the prose is lurid and given to extremes or description. Konoha is especially given to sudden mood swings, panic attacks or blackouts. The whole novel has a surrealistic air, mystic, dreamy and ethereal. The mystery itself almost seems beside the point.
If you have a bent for the surreal, this series may be right up your aisle. If these books are meant to make people curious about the original novels they reference, then they work very well. As straightforward storytelling…not so much.
March 21, 2019
Cô gái văn chương luôn là một tựa light novel mình rất thích, với cốt chuyện lôi cuốn và lời văn nhẹ nhàng, đọc rất cuốn. Tuy thế, mình cảm thấy rằng hai tập gần đây đã làm mình thất vọng đôi chút.
Đầu tiên, mình muốn khẳng định rằng Nomura Mizuki vẫn luôn rất tinh tế trong việc tham khảo và sử dụng cốt truyện của một cuốn sách khác để viết câu chuyện của Cô gái văn chương và đối với tập này cũng không là ngoại lệ, câu chuyện của Bóng ma trong nhà hát Opera, một giọng ca như thiên thần, những cái chết và mối tình ngang trái của bóng ma cũng như Raoul. Với một cái kết ngọt ngào và nhẹ nhàng, dù câu chuyện có cay đắng đến đâu cũng được bù đắp.
Thế nhưng điều mình không thích ở phần này là cách tác giả khai triển nhân vật Kotobuki Nanase. Kotobuki luôn là hình mẫu của một cô gái đáng yêu, điều đó không thể trối bỏ, nhưng mình phải phản đối khi tác giả cứ nhấn mạnh vào việc cô là một người thẳng thắn, chân thật. Cô gái này có tính Tsundere, chẳng có gì thẳng thắn cả, điều mà mình thấy cao cả hơn là việc Kotobuki có trái tim lớn, có niềm tin vào bạn bè và lòng dũng cảm, đó là điều chỉ Konoha thấy thôi, nhờ thế mà cậu mới dũng cảm đối mặt với khó khăn. Về Inoue Konoha, trong tập 3 đã có nhiều thay đổi, dường như dũng cảm hơn, thay đổi nhiều thế nhưng tập này lại như trước, vẫn hèn nhát và sợ hãi. Tất nhiên đó là một điều Konoha luôn tự hỏi, sao để có thể đối diện với quá khứ của mình.
Thật sự mình vẫn rất thích tập này, bởi nó không chỉ cho ta biết thêm về Kotobuki, quá khứ Konoha mà còn khiến cho đôi này gần nhau hơn nữa. Nhưng có điều gì đó mờ ám về Miu khiến ta không an tâm cho Konoha và Kotobuki. Suy cho cùng vẫn là một tập hay và đáng đọc.
Đầu tiên, mình muốn khẳng định rằng Nomura Mizuki vẫn luôn rất tinh tế trong việc tham khảo và sử dụng cốt truyện của một cuốn sách khác để viết câu chuyện của Cô gái văn chương và đối với tập này cũng không là ngoại lệ, câu chuyện của Bóng ma trong nhà hát Opera, một giọng ca như thiên thần, những cái chết và mối tình ngang trái của bóng ma cũng như Raoul. Với một cái kết ngọt ngào và nhẹ nhàng, dù câu chuyện có cay đắng đến đâu cũng được bù đắp.
Thế nhưng điều mình không thích ở phần này là cách tác giả khai triển nhân vật Kotobuki Nanase. Kotobuki luôn là hình mẫu của một cô gái đáng yêu, điều đó không thể trối bỏ, nhưng mình phải phản đối khi tác giả cứ nhấn mạnh vào việc cô là một người thẳng thắn, chân thật. Cô gái này có tính Tsundere, chẳng có gì thẳng thắn cả, điều mà mình thấy cao cả hơn là việc Kotobuki có trái tim lớn, có niềm tin vào bạn bè và lòng dũng cảm, đó là điều chỉ Konoha thấy thôi, nhờ thế mà cậu mới dũng cảm đối mặt với khó khăn. Về Inoue Konoha, trong tập 3 đã có nhiều thay đổi, dường như dũng cảm hơn, thay đổi nhiều thế nhưng tập này lại như trước, vẫn hèn nhát và sợ hãi. Tất nhiên đó là một điều Konoha luôn tự hỏi, sao để có thể đối diện với quá khứ của mình.
Thật sự mình vẫn rất thích tập này, bởi nó không chỉ cho ta biết thêm về Kotobuki, quá khứ Konoha mà còn khiến cho đôi này gần nhau hơn nữa. Nhưng có điều gì đó mờ ám về Miu khiến ta không an tâm cho Konoha và Kotobuki. Suy cho cùng vẫn là một tập hay và đáng đọc.
February 8, 2024
Most intense entry in series yet, not for the faint of heart, bring your hankies!
Each installment gets better and better, wish the many other books in series beyond main volumes (and graphic novel run) were available in English too will be sad when finish reading. Marvelous cast of complex characters new and continually expanding and being fleshed out, this edition riffs on some of my favorite literature again, author has excellent taste Gaston Leroux and opera fans don't want to miss this, an emotional rollercoaster of laughter, shock, disturbance, uplift, sensational writing I wish there was more of out there. Highly recommended!
Each installment gets better and better, wish the many other books in series beyond main volumes (and graphic novel run) were available in English too will be sad when finish reading. Marvelous cast of complex characters new and continually expanding and being fleshed out, this edition riffs on some of my favorite literature again, author has excellent taste Gaston Leroux and opera fans don't want to miss this, an emotional rollercoaster of laughter, shock, disturbance, uplift, sensational writing I wish there was more of out there. Highly recommended!
July 3, 2022
Cuối cùng thì mình đã phải gục ngã và dừng bước tại tập 4 của bộ truyện này. Nhân vật nam chính quá não tàn và thảm hại, gió thổi qua cũng cảm thấy tim đau nhói và gục ngã thì sống làm gì cho tốn khí trời nữa. Dù cốt truyện không đến nỗi nào nhưng mình quyết định không đọc nữa, không não mình cũng nhũn theo truyện mất. Tập 4 này thì nói về một cô gái học nhạc viện bỗng nhiên mất tích. Bạn thân của cô gái Kotobuki đã cùng Konoha đi tìm, trên đường tìm kiếm tình cảm hai người có tiến triển một tý ti nhưng chả khá khẩm hơn là mấy do thằng não tàn kia quá vô dụng và ăn hại.
September 13, 2023
I did not enjoy this as much as the earlier volumes. I think it is because The Phantom of the Opera story was unfamiliar to me or that it was too familiar to Mizuki Nomura so that she failed to provide sufficient information to make it clear to me as a reader. Despite this I find the Book Girl to be an endearing character and appreciate the art work.
May 22, 2017
Yet another great book. A bit different from the previous ones, the overarching story takes centre stage and the book that is used as the basis for the story is just there as background.
The author keeps building up Konoha's story, and I'm really curious to see how it ends! 4 books to go :)
The author keeps building up Konoha's story, and I'm really curious to see how it ends! 4 books to go :)
January 26, 2023
EDIT: ôi trời nhìn lộn tên tập cay vcl
TẬP NÀY HAY VCL NHA MÁ HUHUHUHU
TẬP NÀY HAY VCL NHA MÁ HUHUHUHU
December 15, 2023
Cuốn này mình thích nhất, dĩ nhiên là vì Omi. Đúng kiểu nhân vật bí ẩn, có khả năng giả giọng nữ. Thậm chí những đoạn nhớ nhất và ấn tượng nhất là đoạn của Omi chứ chả phải vụ enjou kousai cơ.
This is my favorite book in the series, along with the appearance of my favorite character, Omi. The story this time was based on "The Phantom of the Opera" with slight twist (I do like it very much). To the point that I can only remember him and not the shocking fact about enjou kousai.
This is my favorite book in the series, along with the appearance of my favorite character, Omi. The story this time was based on "The Phantom of the Opera" with slight twist (I do like it very much). To the point that I can only remember him and not the shocking fact about enjou kousai.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 16, 2023
Tập này khá nhất trong 4 tập mà mình đã đọc.
January 7, 2015
If there's one thing that's missing in this novel, it's the titular book girl. Tohko only appears in a few scenes, and really only has an impact in the last third of the book. The rest has to deal with the relationship between Nanase and Konoha, and I have to say, I was really bored and kind of annoyed with it. Nanase doesn't really seem to be that interesting. Yeah, she's kind of grown as a character, but it's something we've seen before in countless other tsunderes in anime and light novels. She's just not that engaging of a character. What I do like is the mystery, or really the characters in it. This novel is based on Gaston Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera", and it really pulls off some very clever twists with the source material that I legitimately did not see coming. The villain's motivation is nothing short of terrifying and pitiable, like the phantom himself. Konoha's whining about Miu is toned down a bit too, and I could tell that he's really starting to make a connection with the people populating his present, instead of dwelling on the past. And it's about time! I thought the ending, twists and all, was good, if a little sad. There is one character that easily relates to Konaha, and it's a well-thought out comparison. I am also a huge fan of what they did with the characters and their "Phantom" roles that they've been assigned. The author really plays with those tropes and shows how easy it is to move from one character type to another, especially given a more realistic conflict setting. I did think that this version's "Christine" was kind of boring, and was basically just a plot device. At least in the original Phantom, she had a bit more of a character to her. My major problem with this fourth book though, is that it focuses on a relationship between Konoha, who really seems to be developing a thing for Tohko, and the uninteresting and cliched Nanase. I just don't like tsundere characters. Their development is very predictable and I've really only seen a few examples pull it off well, like in "Steins Gate", or "Madoka". In addition to having multiple character motivations and a full range of emotions to work with, those examples work because they're shown in a visual medium. Writing a tsundere is very hard to do in a novel, because you can't really rely on visual facial expressions, which is what makes a tsundere enjoyable to watch: how they can switch so quickly and genuinely between hating and loving someone. I just never really liked Nanase all that much. Plus, with all of the ways this series shows how bad emotional damage and a lack of communication can be, there's something very jarring about seeing Nanase bitching at Konoha all the time and then subsequently getting romantically flustered with him. And I'm just tired of it. They need to give her something to do besides just being a character archetype. I'm kind of hoping that she has some interaction with Miu, who we might see in the next novel. I don't know. This book, while it has its problems, is still very good, and I can't wait to read the next one.
February 17, 2017
Finally a story for Kotobuki Nanase (my favorite character ) but actually her role is pretty faded and hard to be considered as the main character.
Anyway, the story is really good despite the unnatural love scenes involved between Nanase and Inoue, still a good book of the series.
Anyway, the story is really good despite the unnatural love scenes involved between Nanase and Inoue, still a good book of the series.
January 21, 2012
This book is a shadow to The Phantom of the Opera. As a third-year Tohko is busy studying for exams, leaving Inoue to his own devices. Kotobuki's friend from a music school goes missing, and Inoue agrees to help her, this time without the nudging of Tohko. Before she went missing, Kotobuki's friend told her about an "Angel of Music" that helped her gain the lead in her school's opera. As Kotobuki and Inoue go deeper into their investigation, the question arises if her Angel of Music was really an angel, or a Phantom. Inoue discovers dark secrets, worrying if Kotobuki should be told or if she would be better off not knowing her friend's true self, just as he had done with Miu.
This is by far the best of the series so far. The book is played out parallel to "The Phantom of the Opera", type-casting characters into place along the way. Tohko doesn't make too many appearances, the story centralizing around Inoue, Kotobuki, and Inoue's past with Miu and Kotobuki.
This is by far the best of the series so far. The book is played out parallel to "The Phantom of the Opera", type-casting characters into place along the way. Tohko doesn't make too many appearances, the story centralizing around Inoue, Kotobuki, and Inoue's past with Miu and Kotobuki.
November 14, 2016
Câu chuyện lần này hết sức đen tối. Tôi cho 4 sao vì sự phức tạp của nó và những dư âm mà nó để lại. Nhân vật phụ lần này rất tuyệt vời. Omi chỉ xuất hiện trong 1 tập nhưng diễn biến lẫn phát triển tâm lý của cậu ta tốt hơn hẳn những nhân vật chính vốn xuất hiện từ tập 1.
August 13, 2013
it wasn't quite as good as the three previous books in the series. I kind of missed Touko throughout the whole book.
July 18, 2013
The best book yet!!
November 1, 2015
I want to read books and literary girl fallen angel
December 16, 2021
Why so dark?!
April 26, 2013
One of my favorite volumes <3
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