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"The protagonist disappointed me with how quickly he gained confidence and how he reacted to Momose's justification. And Momose suddenly came out with a really nuanced philosophical discussion of morality and behaviour that is probably the best part of the book so far in a book I was already liking a lot. Woah." — May 25, 2026 11:56AM
"The protagonist disappointed me with how quickly he gained confidence and how he reacted to Momose's justification. And Momose suddenly came out with a really nuanced philosophical discussion of morality and behaviour that is probably the best part of the book so far in a book I was already liking a lot. Woah." — May 25, 2026 11:56AM
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"I think I'm done with this book. There's just zero plot or chemistry. I can't find it in me to care about this shallow fling between a kind of quirky girl and boring ass guy. I'm not saying you need someone to die or an alien to appear, but their chemistry is not nearly enough to carry this book without literally anything exciting in the plot." — May 19, 2026 02:58AM
"I think I'm done with this book. There's just zero plot or chemistry. I can't find it in me to care about this shallow fling between a kind of quirky girl and boring ass guy. I'm not saying you need someone to die or an alien to appear, but their chemistry is not nearly enough to carry this book without literally anything exciting in the plot." — May 19, 2026 02:58AM
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"So far what I've gotten from this is war is bad and Billy is somehow stuck in alien business. Nothing else. Honestly, I was way more interested in the first person narrator at the start and the meta-fiction discussion of writing the book. I could not care less about Billy." — May 08, 2026 05:56AM
"So far what I've gotten from this is war is bad and Billy is somehow stuck in alien business. Nothing else. Honestly, I was way more interested in the first person narrator at the start and the meta-fiction discussion of writing the book. I could not care less about Billy." — May 08, 2026 05:56AM
“I believe those three days,
compared to the tragic thirty years I would have lived,
compared to the worthwhile thirty days I would have lived,
were of much, much more value.”
― 三日間の幸福
compared to the tragic thirty years I would have lived,
compared to the worthwhile thirty days I would have lived,
were of much, much more value.”
― 三日間の幸福
“Ski. Sled. Play basketball. Jog. Run. Run. Run. Run home. Run home and enjoy. Enjoy. Take these verbs and enjoy them. They're yours, Craig. You deserve them because you chose them. You could have left them all behind but you chose to stay here.
So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.
Live.”
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live.
Live.”
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“It’s not that I want us to understand one another, be friends, talk, or be together. I don’t need them to understand me. I know they won’t, and I don’t wish them to. What I’m looking for is something harsher and more severe. I want to know. I want to understand. I want to know so I can feel relief. I want peace of mind, because ignorance is absolutely terrifying. Complete understanding is such a self-righteous, selfish, and arrogant thing to wish for. It’s despicable and repulsive, really. I’m beyond disgusted with myself for wanting it.
But if—if we could feel the same way…
If we could impose that ugly self-satisfaction on one another, if there’s some sort of relationship that could permit that arrogance…
I know something like that is absolutely impossible. I bet I’ll never attain something like that.
I’m sure the grapes out of my reach are sour.
But I don’t need fruit sweet like lies. I don’t need false understanding or phony relationships.
What I want is those sour grapes.
Even if it’s sour, even if it’s bitter, even if it tastes bad, even if it’s pure poison, even if it doesn’t exist, even if I can’t acquire it, even if what I want cannot be allowed…
“Still…” The word came out of me unbidden, and even I could hear it trembling.
“Still, I…” I fought down the sob that nearly escaped and tried to swallow the sound along with the rest of the sentence, but they both came out in fragments. My teeth rattled, and my throat was tight as the words left my mouth anyway.
“I want…something real.”
― やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。9
But if—if we could feel the same way…
If we could impose that ugly self-satisfaction on one another, if there’s some sort of relationship that could permit that arrogance…
I know something like that is absolutely impossible. I bet I’ll never attain something like that.
I’m sure the grapes out of my reach are sour.
But I don’t need fruit sweet like lies. I don’t need false understanding or phony relationships.
What I want is those sour grapes.
Even if it’s sour, even if it’s bitter, even if it tastes bad, even if it’s pure poison, even if it doesn’t exist, even if I can’t acquire it, even if what I want cannot be allowed…
“Still…” The word came out of me unbidden, and even I could hear it trembling.
“Still, I…” I fought down the sob that nearly escaped and tried to swallow the sound along with the rest of the sentence, but they both came out in fragments. My teeth rattled, and my throat was tight as the words left my mouth anyway.
“I want…something real.”
― やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。9
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