Daniel Learmouth’s Reviews > The City and Its Uncertain Walls > Status Update

Pg. 294 -> 324
56m46s (11h1m40s)

Ah, here we go - the boy has plans in mind, and they inherently involve our protagonist here. At least he seems to be warming to our head librarian now, especially after the muffin. Not gonna lie, I could go for a coffee and a blueberry muffin right about now...

Pg. 271 -> 294
54m45s (10h4m54s)

Some additional stuff about the kid in the parka, and...a strange realisation that Mr. Koyasu is nowhere to be seen. That's odd. I wonder what the reason for this is? Also, is this kid me, reading about Shostakovich? Granted, what he's probably reading is the spurious 'Testament', so...

Pg. 207 -> 238
59m12s (8h4m46s)

That explains quite a lot about what happened in Mr. Koyasu's life. Though, it's obvious there's more to come as far as his story is concerned. We're also seeing Mrs. Soeda opening up a little, although how much more she opens up, we'll have to wait and see there. At least they're not all going crazy...probably.

Pg. 178 -> 207
1h8m31s (7h5m34s)

I just knew there had to be something funky going on with Mr. Koyasu. His mannerisms and manoeuvres always seemed a bit strange, and to find that out about him makes a few things click into place. I just wonder where everything goes from here, though, since we're quite early into the chapter...

Pg. 157 -> 178
50m5s (5h57m3s)

I wonder who this Mr. Koyasu is, exactly. He clearly has a number of eccentricities about him, but at least he seems harmless. Probably. And it's good that our protagonist is settling into his new surroundings rather quickly.

Pg. 129 -> 157
57m35s (5h6m58s)

Now, I'm not completely sure which version of the main character we have here. All that said, this is starting to give me some 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' vibes, although in this case, the protagonist does actually land a new job. I wonder how that's going to go? Will it involve any more shadow weirdness?

Pg. 89 -> 129
1h9m48s (4h9m23s)

That's Part One done. The next part is...comparatively gargantuan, spanning roughly 300 pages. I feel a bit more confident in understanding what's going on, although some bits are a little hazy and weird. Goodness knows what's going to come in the next part, but I suppose we'll find out soon.

Pg. 64 -> 89
53m41s (2h59m35s)

I think I'm starting to get a bit of a grasp on what exactly is going on here. I wonder what these beasts actually look like; a part of me thinks they look a bit like deer but with a single horn, although the book refers to them as 'unicorns' in places, so...whether they're like horses or not, I can only guess.

Pg. 35 -> 64
1h1m18s (2h5m54s)

OK, reading this whilst feeling somewhat tired is probably not going to be a smart move, and I may need something stronger than Woodford Reserve for this. There is a lot that I am going to have to figure out as it comes, because currently, I feel like I've been dropped into a hole and I have to figure out how to get out.

Pg. 1 -> 35
1h4m36s (1h4m36s)

Ah yeah, here we go; we've only just started with the "what is even going on here?" and "why are we talking about breasts already?" stuff. It's like he's never gone. I wonder if there'll be any mentions of Herbie Hancock or Thelonious Monk...