Death Note: L change the World: Novel

by M, Takeshi Obata

Meisterdetektiv L steht vor seiner ultimativen Herausforderung: Eine Gruppe von fanatischen Bio-Terroristen will die Weltbevölkerung ausrotten, um die Menschheit anschließend aus nur wenigen Auserwählten wiederauferstehen zu lassen. Als Mittel zur Umsetzung dieses Plans sollen ein tödliches Virus und ein passendes Gegenmittel dienen. Als L von den Terrorplänen erfährt, ist er fest entschlossen, diese um jeden Preis zu vereiteln. Ein rasantes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel beginnt, bei dem der Jäger bald selbst zum Gejagten wird.

Genres: Manga, Fiction, Mystery, Light Novel, Fantasy, Thriller, Crime

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 25, 2007

About the author

"M" is a pseudonym used by four different authors.

* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of Death Note: L, Change the World in honor of the pseudonym used by the character "L".

* "M" is the anonymous author of The Sensuous Man.

* "M" is the poet of Blue. From the publisher's website: "The author of "Blue" has been writing poetry and short stories since a young age. The stories come from dreams and the poetry from life itself. The authors outlook on the world is that every living human being spends their life searching for themselves and the meaning of life. Through our journey we must remember that we are all filled with so many emotions and our lives with so much confusion and even more obstacles but through all this there is a release and comfort we can find in writing, reading and sharing what we all experience and feel through the struggles we face in life."

* "M" is the pseudonym of the author of For the Love. Whenever M is not traveling for work she lives in Northern California. For the Love of Music is her first book. In her free time M loves to travel, explore new restaurants, taste new wines and cook and entertain for friends and family. M loves music, in particular rock and eighties.

Reviews

[Alienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was an excellent 'what-if' addition to the Death Note universe. I never saw the movie, so everything in the book was a complete surprise to me, and it certainly didn't disappoint.
I like that L, while still undeniably L, takes more of an action stance in this book. His interactions with that little girl are adorable and bring out a side of him that we never got to see, yet is still believable.
New Wammy's Kids are always fun. I enjoyed the tiny tidbit about Q being the one who programed Watari's data deletion software.
What I really liked about the feel of the book was the strangeness that came with L solving a case post-Kira. That the plot is set after Light's defeat and death completely threw me for a loop.
And that ending was pretty perfect-slipping in Near, the Yagami family and the Task Force, and then ending it peacefully with L an his mentor.
Terrific book; would recommend it to any Death Note fan who has finished the manga series.

[Anton · Rating 5 out of 5]

STORY: 3/5

CHARACTERS: 5/5

PLOT: 5/5

COVER: 6/5 (that is not a typo)

Even though this is not by the same authors of the Death Note manga and is an adaption of the "L: Change The World" movie, this book stayed so close to the original feel of the Death Note world and blew me away. L's character is developed so much more than it ever was in the manga, which made me love his character even more than I already did! His growth throughout the book touched my heart and had me tearing up quite a few times, and his childish commentary made me chuckle quite often. Great writing accompanied by many plot twists which the Death Note series is known for, this book is for any die-hard fan of Death Note.

[Elifnaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Başta kitabın mangalara mı filmlere mi ait bir novel olduğunu bilmediğim için kafamda bir yerlere oturtmakta zorlandım. Ama sonradan öğrendim ki canlı film serisine ait bir novelmiş. Hala kafa karışıklığı yaşadığım noktalar var. Death Note'un film serisini izlemek istiyorum bu yaz.
Kitabın içeriğine gelecek olursak, benim için çok önemli bir kitap oldu çünkü açıkça söyleyebilirim ki ben L sevenlerdenim. Özellikle sonlara doğru L'in iç dünyası ile ilgili o kadar çok ve bende farklı duygular uyandıran şeyler vardı ki okuduğum için gerçekten mutlu oldum.
Yazımında eksiklikler vardı, eğer manga serisinden ayrı olarak okumak istiyorsanız bana pek mantıklı olur gibi gelmiyor. Ama eğer manga serisinin bir hayranıysanız hele de L'i seviyorsanız okuyun derim. L'i sevmeseniz bile Light'ın adının geçtiği o küçük kısım bile o kadar etkileyiciydi ki.
Kısacası Death Note'a bir dönüş yapmak iyi geldi.

[Udolpho · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only devoted fans who want more L will be interested in this book. The cover art is beautiful and I'll be keeping this book just for that.

The writing style was off, and it wasn't just translation issues. It read like someone had developed story boards for an anime, it got cancelled due to budget constraints, so they tossed it to some random hack and said "You, make this a novel!" and the person did their best by describing each and every story board with a few sentences. By the time I got to the point where Maki escapes with the Teddy bear, I realized I *had* seen this film. And that's the problem, It doesn't read like a novel should. You really, really can tell that there's a disconnect with the medium.

There's no flow to the writing, things happen way too fast with so little description. I had to go back and re-read short sections because way too much was being crammed into a few short throw-away sentences. It's also very poor at telling you who people are and where in the time frame of the Death Note series this is taking place. If you read it very, very slowly, visualizing it in your mind as if it were an anime, it is somewhat bearable.

And sadly, L isn't very L-like. He is presented as a caricature of himself. It becomes silly. Dressing in goofy outfits, elaborate scenes with sweets and treats, and less about being a brilliant detective. One scene he throws a hissy-fit screaming tantrum when things don't go his way. This, I assume, was supposed to "humanize" him. Another time the book claims that at age eight L stopped World War III. I rolled my eyes. How about next he walks on water and was resurrected?

[Phee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the BB murder book. This was alright and it was good to be back in the Death Note world again. But I did find it to be a bit boring at times. It's probably not one that I'm going to be rereading in the future, unlike the BB one.

[Mbst87 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hadn't had high expectations of this book.. I started reading it because I'm a big fan of "Death Note" manga and I read/watch/collect (almost) everything relates to it.

Suggestion: Don't read the book if it represents your first approach to "Death Note" world.. You'd better read the manga first (or watch the anime) otherwise it will be quite hard to understand the plot.

The book is a spin-off of the original manga* but I think it is quite far from the comic book and not only because of the differences in the storyline.

1. It is a novel, not a manga.. Obviously.. I believe that 40% of the great success of "Death Note" depends on master Obata's sketches.. So deep and full of details.. In here, we find no drawings at all.. And it's a pity.. I expected at least few of them..

2. The original manga melts perfectly a detective story, a psychological battle between main characters and some fantasy elements belonging to Japanese tales. It is amazing. In the novel we can find just a detective story.. A nice and well-written one but... Still not enough.. I was disappointed with that..

3. I didn't like very much the interpretation the book gives to L character.. I think that his personality is too complex and intricate to be summarized in such simply way as the book does.

The storyline is not so bad..

* the book is the novel transposition of a movie named in the same way that is a spin-off of "Death Note" manga.

[John Egbert]

WHY IS THIS ABOUT NEAARRRRRR?

Why must Near infect every Death Note spinoff (minus LA:BB)? It's just not fair I tell you! Not fair! If my love of Death Note didn't even out my absolute detest of that albino brat, I don't think I would be able to say I want to read this book with a straight face.

Sigh...why do I do this to myself?

[Asche · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just awful, a complete waste of time. I don't think it's merely the awkward translation, the plot and tropes were weak and lazy. A miniskirt lady who licks stiletto knives and flashes her panties? Puh-leaze. Now the original Death Note series is my favorite manga, and I've read Another Note twice, but this one takes the cake. Here's an example of just how lazy the writing is: My favorite lines in Another Note were about how L's back was bent from the burdens he had to carry and his mouth craved sweets to wash away the bitterness he had to taste. Guess which lines were repeated almost verbatim?

All the characters were flat and boring, unlovable, their motivations completely unbelievable, cartoonish villains... even L felt melodramatic and strange. I could go on forever. At least Another Note had Naomi and BB was a real creepy twist. This gets one star for the gorgeous cover and dust jacket. This is the kind of book you use as an attractive paperweight.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great. It was a nice alternate perspective of what happened after what happened in death note.

L was alive and wrote his own name in the death note for reasons that I will not say. He only has 23 days to live and solve one last case.

The story was great and I enjoyed the cast of characters quite well. The whole disease wiping out the population angle was interesting. L was on top of everyone (like usual) even if most of it was by luck and being in the right place at the right time.

I liked the fictional book format just as much as the manga format. Though, getting some extra description was better.

I do miss the internal monologues. Only complaint.


The ending hit me in the feels though.

"Light I'll see you on the other side. Let us explore the world of nothingness together"
"In a kind comforting voice, Watari announced the time"

[emily !! · Rating 4 out of 5]

GOOD!!! there are ALOT of twists and stuff like that so it’d be really good a second read, but not so twisty that you can’t understand it. i think it’s pretty good. maybe it does give you a bias since it brings back a bunch of old characters (matsuda.) but who cares. some of the new characters decisions are questionable but shhh.i like the pace of it. overall very solid book will be reading again soon.

[Okuta Otherside · Rating 4 out of 5]

Purely buy this light novel because I love L, and I also love the live action of Death Note with the same title with this book, L Change The World.
The first thing that makes me love this book is the cover. Can you see how gorgeous is this book cover? And the illustrations of inside cover are so gorgeous too! So beautiful, you shouldn't miss chance to collecting this book.
I love the storyline too. It's different with the live action story. But this book still keep some points from the live action story like virus, terrorist organization with scientists as the cover and also same characters with the live action cast.
However, there are some things that I find odd about this book. Like what I said before, the book has same characters with the live action movie. But, there is no F and kid that will be the key to break the terrorist organization.
About L character. Why is it change too drastically?! It's not like L anymore... L that I know from live action, anime and manga is not a person that will do "cekikikan" or "giggling".
And for Indonesian translation edition, I found some weird and typo translation. Like "kejer". Why not use "tersedu-sedu" instead? Also there is part that written anak perempuan instead of anak laki-laki when they do undercover and make fake reports.
But the conclusion is despite what I said, I enjoy this book. I love Death Note Another Note : Los Angeles BB Murder Cases more than this book though.

[Del · Rating 1 out of 5]

What can I say? This book was a huge disappointment. A waste of my $18 to buy it. It is a novelization of the Death Note spinoff movie of the same name… and it can hardly match Another Note at all.

The writing style leaves a lot to be desired. I haven’t seen the movie itself, but I can venture a guess that the book hardly does justice to the movie. Almost three chapters in, I found myself stumbling around in the dark, lost and confused about who is who and what is what. I was also wondering, in the back of my mind, where the Death Note-esque plot escaped to. It was leaning a bit more on Resident Evil with the “escaped virus” thing.

Not only that, but the scene changes are a little difficult to follow in the book as they might be in the movie. There isn’t any flow between them. L is also, in my opinion, very very VERY out-of-character, and that completely ruined its potential to be a good book. If you’re going to write for the Death Note universe, you have to make the characters stay in-character, or you lose the very thing that makes it so unique compared to other manga/anime series.

[Ömer · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5

Bu kitapla ilgili bloga bir yorum girmeyeceğim, çünkü söyleyecek pek bir şey yok (ve evet, üşeniyorum).

Bu kitap, yaşı ve cinsiyeti -sanırım adı da- bilinmeyen M rumuzlu biri tarafından yazılmış. Death Note gibi muazzam bir seriyle ilişkili olduğu için beklentim yüksekti. Ancak kitap çok vasat bir fanfiction olarak kaldı benim için.

Bir kere kitabın kurgusu esas olaylarla örtüşmüyor. Karakterler, özellikle L, olduğundan çok çok farklı yansıtılmış. Şimdi düşünüyorum da, sanki seriyi okumadan yazılmış gibiydi. Ayrıca, düzenlemeyle ilgili de sıkıntılar gördüm. Örneğin, repliklerin bazıları tırnak, bazıları konuşma işaretiyle yazılmıştı.

Kitabı pek beğenemedim ama kitabın tasarımını takdir etmek lazım. Kapakların (kapaklar diyorum, çünkü arka kapakta farklı bir görsel var) güzelliği bir yana, şeffaf şömiz yapmışlar ve ben buna bayıldım. Bununla ilgili bir kampanya falan başlatmak istiyorum: #ŞeffafŞömizlerYaygınlaşsın :D

[Bailey Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't remember much from the Death Note manga, so I went into this at a slight disadvantage. However, from what I can remember, it fit. The story was good and interesting.

Recommended 14+ for violence, death, mild language, and scary situations.

[Nama Masoud · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is totally different from LA BB Murder cases and from death note itself, if I may say. To be honest, it does not equal them and it does not deserve to be labeled ''L's last case''. However, we should take in consideration that this is an alternative ending of death note from other perspective. To be fair enough this was published in 2008 as an adaption to the movie ''L change the world', so I put this an excuse too because I did not watch the movie -just yet- , and I do believe in the changeable expectations of the audience over the years. Now most of people expect what will happen due to the ''too much reading of death note manga,anime titles and books", so whenever they are about to choose a next death note novel to read, it has to be greater and more unexpected than what they have read. Death Note anime was in 2003 , and it was a hit ! And one of the most successful, famous and magnificent manga that can not be erased from the memory. Although this book is almost 5 years ago, it was published in an era that readers still not used to unexpected actions, so maybe it was worth reading at that time. However, there are some parts that were worth reading indeed. Those who haven't read the manga nor watch the anime will not understand this book to the fullest, and those who watched the movie will have more understanding of what is going on, especially because I think this book is obviously an adoption of the movie. In other words, it is like the author was simply writing the novel while watching the movie. It is hard to explain and analyze this book since individuals won't get it only if u clarified a spoiler from the manga. Besides, other individuals who know nothing about the manga will know extra details about it more than those who really adore death note manga/anime but did not read other works.

L is the greatest detective of his time , despite that fact that no body saw him nor heard his voice he was able to solve the world's most difficult cases. In a very young age, he was able to change the course of the future and all the presidents of other countries seek for his investigations. A very reliable and valuable person to the FBI itself. He is the most remarkable and memorable character not only in this series but he made a striking jump in the anime and manga world.

This book was written by ''M'' so no one really knows the real author; however, it is credited to Mello, one of L's successors as a way of showing that this story is written from his perspective same as LA BB murder cases novel. Although this is not convincing in one thing, since he mentioned an important role for Near, the 2nd successor of L, who he hate the most. #LOL

It was confusing for me at first to get the plot, because it is totally different from the series' ending. I can't deny that I was lost at the beginning of this book but I really enjoyed this confusion; it makes you think deeply about events and the opposite of what you are actually trying to figure out.There is an important connection between this book and the other death note published works. To those whole are still doubting and lost in the dark , think of it this way : it is a kind of '' What happens if L has a different ending from death note " book. L has 23 days left to live to save the world from a bio-terrorist group who are seeking for a level 4 virus, so powerful that would eliminate half of the human population. Surprisingly, their intentions were no different from Light's who kills criminals in the name of justice. And again, for those who wondered why 23 days? L wrote his own name in death note, and this is because he knew that Light will write his name in the death note eventually so he adjusted the time he wants to live to solve the last case so efficiently because if Light's did make this step first , he won't mention the cause of death nor will pick a specific time for his death, so eventually L will die with a heart attack in 40 secs, make sense? So L wrote down his name to mention the cause and the timings of death so he can solve the last case to save the world.
What kept me really turning the pages right till the end is the background story of L. ''M'' here reveals much more things about his life in the orphanage and his personality as well. The strong relationship between him and watari, his assistant, but actually the founder of the wammy's house; the orphanage in Winchester, England which teaches children who are really intelligent and have high level skill and provides them with a specialized education. We can also say that Watari is the spokesman of L and he, as well, goes with the letter ''W''. The only man except L who knows L's real name and than who always believed that no one can take L's place after his death. L has already decided, and it meant to be the Last name in the shinigami's death note, the Last name ''L''. I do no think that any person could hate L. Fans of Light would probably spread the rumor of how much they hate him, this is actually not true.They probably want to attract attention of how they are huge supporters for villains and their intentions. Me , as a person, I respected Light's desires, but never hated L. Since they really love Light, L considered him as a friend; he is still wearing his watch. Moreover, his ending was quite satisfying for Light's supporters. L's supporters are the only ones who have the right to hate Kira, who is light Although I consider myself in Ryuk's side, the shinigami, who is not considered as a villain nor a good creature.

It is so so so so interesting to read more about this orphanage. The author introduced a new character who only had like 3 lines in the book. He was called ''Q'' a mathematical genius who developed a hacking defense system for Dr.Nikaido's Labratory who is an immunologist and a researcher in the infectious diseases field who created the antidote of this killer virus. No body knew how this antidote can be created; however, it is astonishing to say that the clue to the vaccine formula was found in Maki's last Homework, Dr.Nikaido's daughter

I hated the dialogue deeply. I think it is a repetitive of many books I have read not mentioning that there are really interesting parts; for instance, L's conversation with the shinigami and with Watari. I was not comfortable with the fact that most people knew L's place so easily also not amusing to know that the majority of characters in the book finally saw him. Some of the actions were familiar and duplicated. All i can say that i had no emotions in this plot. The only emotions I had were towards L and his life. I would probably rate this book 5 stars if it was more like a biography of L and other Wammy's house gifted children. I can categorize it as an action book more than a mystery, really . The villains in this book were not worthy of L's attention nor to be listed in the criminals of L's last case. This battle is defiantly not in the level of L's and Light's battle. Not even a 1%. :) I would probably rate this book 2.5, if I were able to do so.

Although i feel so glad to read this book and put it on my shelves along with my death note collection. At the end, it was worth it. I would probably enjoy any death note related thingy and I think ''M'' did great job in most parts too.


The book was beautifully ended in the last pages of the book. He said to himself while taking off Light's watch from his wrist: ''Light, I will see you on the other side, Let us explore the world of nothingness together". Since the people that their names were written in the note won't go to heaven nor hell. Finally, L was playing the chess with the imaginary Watari, himself. L's last words were " Watari, have i fulfilled your expectations?"

L, checkmate.

[Auj]

the urge to rewatch death note for the third time

i actually really liked this and we can contribute this highly to the fact matsuda my baby appeared

[Annabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

L: Change the WorLd is a novel by an author who uses the pen name "M." It is the novel adaptation of the third movie in the live action movie series Death Note, which is based off of the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. It will make a lot more sense if you have prior knowledge of the series (specifically of the movies, as they are notably different from the manga), though is still enjoyable if you haven't. The story is about the world's greatest detective, L, who must stop a terrorist organization called "Blue Ship" before his inevitable death in twenty-three days. The main theme is that no human has the right to decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die.

I'm a huge fan of Death Note myself, and pretty much everyone in the fandom has gone through some huge phase where they were completely obsessed with L. To be honest, I'm far past that point, and L in this novel isn't exactly true to the original from the manga. I'm not going to say that none of the characters interested me, though; almost all of the Blue Ship members (I didn't feel very strongly about Yoshizawa or Kujo) caught my attention pretty quickly. As a whole, they get a lot more elaboration on their characters as a whole than they did in the movie, which is part of the reason I like Konishi as much as I do.

L:CtW is really a novel that is easy to like, but also easy to hate, depending on what kind of book you like. As I mentioned earlier, L isn't exactly like his canon self, so if you'd rather stick to canon L, you might have a problem with his portrayal. If you just generally like L a lot and don't care too much about a bit of change from main canon, you'll probably enjoy it. As for the story outside of L, it's alright; honestly, it's not nearly as good as the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases novel (or the rest of DN, for that matter), but it's still okay if you're not comparing it to the original.

[Ilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me lo sono centellinata per lungo tempo, pur di non staccarmi dall’universo di Death Note.
Allora, le scene d’azione risultano un po’ confusionarie, però viene fatto un buon ritratto di L, personaggio difficilissimo da trattare per farlo risultare eccentrico ma non ridicolo; la trama scorre senza grosse difficoltà, e compaiono molti riferimenti a tratti caratteristici della cultura giapponese. Tutto sommato, è un libro scritto discretamente. Ho alzato un po’ il voto, rispetto a quello che avrei voluto dare, per una questione di affetto profondo verso Death Note

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I'm remembering right, this is the novelization of the film sequel to the film adaptation of Death Note the manga. So.

The plot was pretty wild and kinda silly. L's characterization was almost completely pitch perfect, which was really all I wanted from this. It was really fun watching him hang out with "normal" (hahaha sorta) people.

Watari (EDIT) and Matsuda have tiny roles, and Naomi, Raye, Misa, and of course Light are all mentioned, otherwise it's new characters.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had to give this 5 stars. It has L, and I am in love with him. Always. L lives!

But, the book, in all honesty, probably should actually get around 3 or 4 stars... except for L. L is beyond all the stars.

[Lou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Congrats, M, you played with my feelings and destroyed me completely. Well done. 😭

[Mathias Lawrence · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not feel like death note in theme or attitude, characters felt very scripted, and story felt forced in places

[Ethan Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

L, Change the World is a fantastic book if you have seen the show or read the manga. The book has a lot of fanfare for fans of the Death Note series. Also, some characters from the series make appearances in this book with little to no information on their backstories. With that being said, this book is filled with a lot of awesome and interesting characters. Not to mention being able to witness L (one of the smartest people in the world) accomplished even more feats of intelligence is always a fun time. You should read this book, just watch Death Note first.

[George Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stayed up until 03:22 am to finish this fitting "sequel" or spin-off to the Death Note series.

"M" continues to keep me entertained throughout the story with detailed character development and exciting plot. Can be stale at times but it does pick up eventually. Stick with it.
Great little story once I got my teeth stuck into it.
I must admit that the ending really got me good, a fitting end to the story of the worlds greatest detective.

Also the cover is one of the best I think i've ever seen.

1/50

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book that is easy to read with a fair share of emotional moments given how grim the premise is. I don't know if this novel or the movie was made first but it's very dialogue heavy so you need to be at least familiar with the original material.

And I have to say... I felt like Suruga really wanted to call L a homophobic slur. Eventually L retaliates in the best way possible as he always does.

[Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will say both the premise and the constant high stakes of this were kinda surprising to me and read as almost comical at times. But it was a good read nonetheless and a joy to spend some more time with L.

[Kikijanika · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was quite excited to read this book because I loved the Death Note manga. I loved L's character as well so I was interested in reading more about him. This book does take some influence from the manga but it does not follow the manga story line. I understand it more follows a live-action movie that was made based on the manga. I haven't seen the movie so I can't say how similar the book is, though.


*SPOILER ALERT*

I was a bit disappointed in this book. Not because it didn't follow the plot of the manga or because it didn't have almost any characters from the manga. The problem was more with L's character and the story itself. The plot was very action oriented. Almost too much for my taste. I felt that things just happened and the characters' thoughts or emotions were just brushed aside or at least they were not widely described. I also felt like sometimes I couldn't really follow what had happened, like suddenly Watari was dead and I didn't know why or when he died. It's possible I just missed the part, though, because I was so tired at times while reading this book after work that I hardly understood anything I read :)

The story in itself was not really original, a terrorist group threatening to unleash a deadly virus and wipe out the people of Japan. L takes on a mission to stop the group and to save Maki (daughter of the professor who created the virus) who's infected with the deadly virus. The two develop a bond and we also learn more about L's childhood and past in the process, which was interesting. However, I did feel like Maki was acting a little mature for her age at times.

When it comes to L, I had quite controversial feelings about him. I was happy to learn more about him and see new sides of him but some things he did just didn't fit the image I have of him. It was hard for me to picture L running around blasting bombs or driving around the city in a Takoyaki van. I guess it's because in the manga he's always just sitting in front of the computers and is not involved in any action. It was also weird to see him act as he actually cares about people (other than Watari) because in the manga everything just seems to be about strategy and analysis to him. So, it was interesting to see these new sides of L but something in the back of my mind kept screaming that L should not act like this :) Also, I understand that this is a different story but still it felt wrong to me that L died in this book. I was sad to see him die in the manga but the fact is he died. So as this book takes place after the Kira investigation, L should actually be dead, which means he's now dying a second time. Like I said, I get that this is a another story with alternative plot twists when compared to the manga but this was just something I paid attention to while reading this book.

Anyway, I'd say this book is a must-read to any Death Note or L fan and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about L.

[Yağmur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Şimdi buraya upuzun bir yorum girebilirim ama nereden başlayacağımı bile bilemediğim için hiç yazmamaya karar verdim. Benim için yazılmayacak, anlatabilecek türden bir kitap oldu. Nefret ettim, sevdim, saçmasapan dedim sonra bir cümlesi o an için gönlümü aldı derken ne düşüneceğime bile karar veremiyorum şahsen. Ama kitap hakkında tek sevdiğim ve heyecanlandığım kısımlar olaylardan ziyade Light'ın adının geçtiği ve L'nin onun için tek dostum deyişi oldu. L'den neredeyse nefret eden biri olarak sonlara yakın iki sayfada onun iç dünyasını tanımak ve Light'ı gerçekten önemsemesi güzel ve beklenmedikti. *SPOİLER* Ölmeden önceki "Yanına geliyorum, orayı birlikte keşfedelim." deyişi mükemmeldi ama bu biraz Light'la ilgili meşhur teori olan "Shinigami Light"ı çürüttü gibi geldi ama neyse." *SPOİLER BİTİŞİ*
Bunların dışında yapıcı konuşmak gerekirse bazı mantık hataları dışında yazarın eksiği şu ki, betimlemede kötü. Bir manga yazarının normal bir kitap yazması zordur çünkü hiç betimlemeye ihtiyaç duymayan bu kişilerin betimleme yapması gerekir. Ama ne yazık ki yazarımız bunu becerememiş. Gerçi yazarı tam olarak belli değil sanırım, ama genel olarak betimleme yok denecek kadar yetersizdi.

Dip Not: Kitap, "L Severler" için hazırlanmış bir kitap olup, Kira olaylarının ve Light'ın ölümünün sonrasını alan, L'nin yaşadığı bir kitaptır. Üzücü ama böyle bir şey yapılmış evet.

[Diah · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I watched the film eons ago, cried a little at the end, and moved on.
I wouldn't be crying reading the novelisation of said film, right?
Right?

W R O N G


Despite the awkward writing that reminded me of a bad fanfic, I managed to get engrossed in the story and remembering L that I used to love.
My only complain would be the writing lol. It suits a comic-type thing, therefore, easier if you just suck it up and imagine it in imagery.

The cover and design are pretty thoooooooooo

[xXAnnabellMichalisXx Kaechan Kerosene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do not underestimate L for he is PWNSOME!!