Bakemonogatari, Part 3: Monster Tale
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Summary
A class president among class presidents， a bespectacled model student who soars to the top of honors lists without fail， Tsubasa Hanekawa also happens to be a decent human being。 True， she does have a habit of making single-minded assumptions， but they come from a good place and turn out to be fortuitous as often as not。
Loser extraordinaire Koyomi Araragi owes her his post of class vice president and a more significant debt of gratitude for her unstinting support during the darkest spring break of his life。 All of it has blinded him to the possibility that his saintly classmate’s family situation might be no less adverse than that of his other lady friends。
Thus， at last， we face Hanekawa’s unlikely aberration in “Tsubasa Cat”—the concluding part of the legendary novel that captured the sensibilities of a new generation in the aught years and spawned an animated series that has won international popularity and acclaim—before the story continues with a Fake Tale…
Loser extraordinaire Koyomi Araragi owes her his post of class vice president and a more significant debt of gratitude for her unstinting support during the darkest spring break of his life。 All of it has blinded him to the possibility that his saintly classmate’s family situation might be no less adverse than that of his other lady friends。
Thus， at last， we face Hanekawa’s unlikely aberration in “Tsubasa Cat”—the concluding part of the legendary novel that captured the sensibilities of a new generation in the aught years and spawned an animated series that has won international popularity and acclaim—before the story continues with a Fake Tale…
Reviews
Arlo Linnard
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Very enjoyable， love this series
Chris Orme
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Enjoying continuing to read these。 Still surprised they ever came out over here。 Looking forward to later ones。 As not seen anime for those as much as first ones。
Yuri
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This was disappointing。 Because it seemed like I was reading a recap of Kizumonogatari and Nekomonogatari。 I love Kizu， haven’t read Neko yet but it was very nuisance the amount of references of these books， especially the latter。
Kuzey Boy
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Animesi çok daha iyiydi
Chelsea Kelly
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4/5 Stars: ‘Bakemonogatari: Part 3’ （Book #3 of ‘Monogatari’） by NisiOisiN。→ Age Range: Adult。→ Genre: Fantasy， Light Novel。→ Trigger Warnings: Abuse， Suicide， Sexual Profanity。In-depth Rating:→ Plot: ★★★★→ Character Development: ★★★★★→ Setting: ★★★→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★→ Writing: ★★★General Comments: ‘Bakemonogatari’ is odd; this is a given for the ‘Monogatari’ series， considered to be a magnum opus in terms of peak strangeness。 The series is divisive; you will either love it， or simply h 4/5 Stars: ‘Bakemonogatari: Part 3’ （Book #3 of ‘Monogatari’） by NisiOisiN。→ Age Range: Adult。→ Genre: Fantasy， Light Novel。→ Trigger Warnings: Abuse， Suicide， Sexual Profanity。In-depth Rating:→ Plot: ★★★★→ Character Development: ★★★★★→ Setting: ★★★→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★→ Writing: ★★★General Comments: ‘Bakemonogatari’ is odd; this is a given for the ‘Monogatari’ series， considered to be a magnum opus in terms of peak strangeness。 The series is divisive; you will either love it， or simply hate it。 This series is a major gamble。 The solid translation makes the obscure cultural references easily digestible for a Western audience; that said， there are minor Japanese-to-English language flaws though。Favourite Quote: ‘I don’t know everything; I just know what I know。’Time Read: One Day。→ Audiobook: No。→ Audiobook Narrator: - 。。。more
Britt
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Benjamin
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What a great and bittersweet ending to a great set of tales， though that may just be me getting sentimental about such enjoyable characters。I particularly liked part three over the first two as it centers around one of my favourite characters hanekawa， and also it's a great boiling point that throws references to everything that's happened so far。 It really brings a nice feeling of closure to the series。With that I'll be onto the next set of stories in no time What a great and bittersweet ending to a great set of tales， though that may just be me getting sentimental about such enjoyable characters。I particularly liked part three over the first two as it centers around one of my favourite characters hanekawa， and also it's a great boiling point that throws references to everything that's happened so far。 It really brings a nice feeling of closure to the series。With that I'll be onto the next set of stories in no time 。。。more
Love
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I love Kanbaru！
Jennifer
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3。5/5
Michael Campbell
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I felt like this was one of the weaker arcs in the anime， and the feeling holds the same for the novel。 It's the middle of Hanekawa's story， and the beginning and end are to come later。 It had it's moments to be sure， and it undeniably had a lot of humor and wit。 There was no real philosophical punch， however， and it did drag at times。 Senjougahara and Araragi's first date remains one of the most amusing date scenes I've ever seen or read， and Hanekawa's coming of age arc as a whole is really ve I felt like this was one of the weaker arcs in the anime， and the feeling holds the same for the novel。 It's the middle of Hanekawa's story， and the beginning and end are to come later。 It had it's moments to be sure， and it undeniably had a lot of humor and wit。 There was no real philosophical punch， however， and it did drag at times。 Senjougahara and Araragi's first date remains one of the most amusing date scenes I've ever seen or read， and Hanekawa's coming of age arc as a whole is really very good。 It just feels out of place to tell the middle here， and the book suffered from that。 。。。more
Caleb Guice
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Knowing what happens in Second Season and Final Season certainly makes the reading experience different。 You pick up on the foreshadowing and the longterm setups。 I’ve always defined Monogatari as a series where you are continually forced to reevaluate characters。 More than a simple character arc， each character in Monogatari has several， and each distinct arc changes who they are fundamentally as a person。 By the end of the series， you may as well be looking at a totally different cast of chara Knowing what happens in Second Season and Final Season certainly makes the reading experience different。 You pick up on the foreshadowing and the longterm setups。 I’ve always defined Monogatari as a series where you are continually forced to reevaluate characters。 More than a simple character arc， each character in Monogatari has several， and each distinct arc changes who they are fundamentally as a person。 By the end of the series， you may as well be looking at a totally different cast of characters from the ones you started with。 It’s a writing style I’ve really only seen NisiOisiN attempt so extensively， and the only author I’ve seen pull it off to the extent I wouldn’t have it any other way。 In Bakemonogatari， Vol。 3， that reevaluation happens with Hanekawa， the girl we’ve known to be the smartest in her class， down to earth and serious， a rule follower， modest and kind， and—most importantly—someone who handles everything with ease。 With the reveal of new aspects to her character， we are presented with an intense mystery plot with a ferocious climax。 It’s so well set up and the payoff is magnificent。 Though the highlight of the book comes in the date with Senjougahara， which has all the hallmark anxiety of meeting the parent， uncomfortable sexual tension， and the eventual joy of being with the one you love。 Is wonderful， hilarious， and the best chapter of Bakemonogatari—just as it was the best episode of season one。 。。。more
Gigalovania
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Best arc in Bakemonogatari， really ties the Bakemonogatari series together。
Matthew
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I recommend this book to fans of the first two and those wanting dialogue-based humor with the classic straight-man/funny-man dynamic。It’s the third book， so you probably know if you like it or not。 This book continues where the last one left off and contains only the story of Tsubasa Cat。 This time around we get a bit more interaction with all the characters introduced thus far， instead of focusing on just one， or maybe two。 It is also a bit more serious and emotional than the previous two book I recommend this book to fans of the first two and those wanting dialogue-based humor with the classic straight-man/funny-man dynamic。It’s the third book， so you probably know if you like it or not。 This book continues where the last one left off and contains only the story of Tsubasa Cat。 This time around we get a bit more interaction with all the characters introduced thus far， instead of focusing on just one， or maybe two。 It is also a bit more serious and emotional than the previous two books。 But that is not to say that the humor or feeling of a world slightly off is lessened at all。 Though it was only one story， the length was still good， and I blazed right through it。 It also seems to have served as the capstone to the overall arc with a rather satisfying ending。 Thus， I would definitely recommend you finish this book and trilogy。 。。。more
Juan
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La tercera parte de monogatari en mi parecer fue una de las mejores partes "Tsubasa Cat" Me dejo con muchas dudas （No las explicaré para evitar Spoilers）， pero posiblemente sea un punto muy importante en la historia de Monogatari。 La tercera parte de monogatari en mi parecer fue una de las mejores partes "Tsubasa Cat" Me dejo con muchas dudas （No las explicaré para evitar Spoilers）， pero posiblemente sea un punto muy importante en la historia de Monogatari。 。。。more
Cisco Estrada
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Let's talk about Bakemonogatari Part 3。 Went back to the audio with this one。 Not because I don't enjoy reading these books using only the text， but the audiobooks for this series are so amazing。 For a while， I didn't think any other Monogatari books were going to get produced into audiobooks， but I'm incredibly thrilled that they did。 We have the same cast as we did previously with Kizumonogatari and the performances are just as outstanding as before， really allowing for this story to come to l Let's talk about Bakemonogatari Part 3。 Went back to the audio with this one。 Not because I don't enjoy reading these books using only the text， but the audiobooks for this series are so amazing。 For a while， I didn't think any other Monogatari books were going to get produced into audiobooks， but I'm incredibly thrilled that they did。 We have the same cast as we did previously with Kizumonogatari and the performances are just as outstanding as before， really allowing for this story to come to life。 As before， the music can be kind of distracting， especially if you're me and like to speed up the audio。 That being said， I eventually got used to it and managed to get through the book within a few hours。 In terms of content， I like this one more than the last entry， but maybe not as much as the first Bakemonogatari and especially not as much as Kizumonogatari。 That being said， the story and characters are still great。 I have never been much of a dialogue person。 I tend to focus on other aspects of the story and when a line does stand out to me， it is usually one of those that are meant to be quotable。 Every entry of the Monogatari series has managed to have me listening/reading attentively at the back and forth between these characters。 I can understand them not being for everyone as they don't always move the plot forward， but they managed to develop the people in this story in such a way that I don't see them being the same without them。 The previous entries tended to focus a lot on one particular girl。 While this manages to remain true as this is very much Tsubasa Hanekawa's book， I also love that all the girls who have been introduced manage to show up， have an interesting interaction， and a role to play in the story， no matter how small。 I love these characters and how they all tend to have their own approach in the dialogue when it comes to topics and outwitting our main lead。That being said， I do wish the girls had even more to do and that we had more followup on some of their stories。 This is one of the shorter entries and I wouldn't have said no to even more interactions between these characters。 It is definitely not as emotionally resonant as it could have been， but I admire the author for allowing these relationships to grow beyond the standard harem static state。 Araragi's first date with Senjogahara was definitely my favorite part of the book。 This very much marks the end of this initial arc， but it does leave me wondering how things are going to be followed up in the next entries。 I hope it doesn't fall into the trap of simply adding more girls because of it and that this cast gets more chances to interact with each other and not just Araragi。 I also hope that future books get the same audiobook treatment， but reading the text on its own is just as fun， so I may switch back and forth。 With all that being said， I'm going to give Bakemonogatari， Part 3 an 8 out of 10。 This is definitely becoming my favorite series and I look forward to future entries。 So join me next time as we are finally introduced to Araragi's sisters。 。。。more
Tuba
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Honestly， my favourite out of the bake series。 All the characters work so well with Araragi in this book it was hard to put down。
Jordan Serrano
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Nisioisin writes like a true maniac， I started reading Bakemonogatari last year because of the anime and， oh boi。 I love how all the action is carried by the dialogues between the protagonist and all the affected people， but that is also the main problem of the narrative， every conversation jumps from one place to another and it gets real confused sometimes。 If you can handle the dense wording and the slow-paced story and you want to enjoy a well written urban fantasy， this is your book。
Sean Newgent
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At this point， reviewing this series comes down to whether the story was good， the characters gelled， and the translation/editing was any good。 Were I to go any deeper I'd repeat myself every review。 Bakemonogatari Part 3 closes out the first arc by focusing first on single chapters of Araragi messing around with his friends。 He plays with Hachikuji， goes on a date with Senjogahara--it's all pretty floaty while maintaining as minimal story as necessary。 The date chapter is probably the best chap At this point， reviewing this series comes down to whether the story was good， the characters gelled， and the translation/editing was any good。 Were I to go any deeper I'd repeat myself every review。 Bakemonogatari Part 3 closes out the first arc by focusing first on single chapters of Araragi messing around with his friends。 He plays with Hachikuji， goes on a date with Senjogahara--it's all pretty floaty while maintaining as minimal story as necessary。 The date chapter is probably the best chapter in the book， maybe in the whole Bake-arc as it really goes far to explore the romance between Senjogahara and Araragi in a way that is almost realistic。 These characters are all pretty extreme for the most part but NisiOisiN still manages to somehow make them seem down to Earth regardless。 I loved that chapter for being an actual romantic showcase; something light novels neglect。 The main story is the return of Black Hanekawa， a cat aberration that appears when Hanekawa feels particular stress。 The reasoning behind the cat appearing again is actually pretty good; Hanekawa Cat feels like a proper wrap up/finale to the series （even if it's not） that draws from all that came before to create an emotional crescendo。 It also utilizes all the other characters in a search for Shinobu， who has done missing， and forces Araragi into the position of figuring things out himself without the usual expository dialogue from Oshino。 This volume was lacking the issues of the previous two and felt much tighter insofar as editing is concerned。 Ko Ransom is obviously a good translator to be able to tap into the very Japanese minutia of the humor of this series without much getting lost in translation。 Hopefully the other translators are just as talented。 At this point I think it's easy to pick your favorite characters while recognizing who the author enjoys most （Hachikuji and Senjo for sure）。 Kanbaru， as uncouth as she is， is still my favorite and even in her short few pages in this book remains an enigmatic and memorable weirdo （seriously， her conversations are laugh out loud strange）。 This is a great series that light novel and anime fans will cherish despite some bumps along the way。 I can't wait to jump into Nisemonogatari soon and see how entertaining Araragi's sisters are in light novel form （I already know Karen is great。 I've seen the anime。 I own figures。 I'm biased as hell）。 。。。more
Andrew Dato
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Now it’s time for the epilogue or the punchline for Bakemonogatari。 As stated in the part two review we now have a conclusion to our story started in the first Bakemonogatari。 Part 1 has established the concept， part 2 has broken it down and part 3 now concludes it and reconstructs it in a new context。This series has been always about solving people’s problems through the lens of supernatural entities。 In the first two stories our main character is able to solve them himself。 While the second he Now it’s time for the epilogue or the punchline for Bakemonogatari。 As stated in the part two review we now have a conclusion to our story started in the first Bakemonogatari。 Part 1 has established the concept， part 2 has broken it down and part 3 now concludes it and reconstructs it in a new context。This series has been always about solving people’s problems through the lens of supernatural entities。 In the first two stories our main character is able to solve them himself。 While the second he is not able to solve their problems and save everyone。 In this one he is able to save Hanekawa but by using and living with his on supernatural entity。 He is taking the first steps of living with his entity。As well， Araragi leaves story wit a lot of baggage then he entered it。 He has taken on the burdens of these characters and there is a lot of unresolved feelings and issues。 In a sense this series is a deconstruction of the harem genre。 Araragi ends this story with essentially a harem of girls after him。 But he doesn’t want that。 He has saved all these people but has his own girlfriend and relationship。 These girls also have a lot of unresolved issues that have yet to be addressed。But this is just the prologue to the whole series。 The majority of our principle characters have been established。 We’ve almost finished setting up our premise for the rest of the series。 Overall this is a good read。 Great dialogue as always and chapter 4 is one the most adorable chapters between Araragi and Senjogahara。 If you question their relationship， that is the chapter that solidified it。 They are two very awkward individuals trying their best。If you enjoyed the other two books you’ll enjoy this one。 。。。more
Peter Marendeak
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Számomra nem ért fel az első két kötettel， az első harmada kissé lapos volt， viszont a végére sikerült szerencsére ismét felhoznia。 Érdekes mód a poénok többedjére elsütve is viccesek， a karakterek pedig továbbra is zseniálisak。
Benny Dinunzio
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Donna gatto demoniaca！ Come si può non amarlo？！
Robert
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After making it through the first volume just for the sake of actually finishing it and the actually getting what Nisio Isin is trying to do in the second I absolutely loved this third and final instalment of Bakemonogatari。 Although the Golden Week event is still only teased and as a reader you will have to pick up Kizumonogatari to know what was actually going on， we get a small insight in what happened during that time regarding Hanekawa， how she and Araragi met each other and why each of the After making it through the first volume just for the sake of actually finishing it and the actually getting what Nisio Isin is trying to do in the second I absolutely loved this third and final instalment of Bakemonogatari。 Although the Golden Week event is still only teased and as a reader you will have to pick up Kizumonogatari to know what was actually going on， we get a small insight in what happened during that time regarding Hanekawa， how she and Araragi met each other and why each of them is still seeking being near the other。 Also， after we have seen many different aberrations and how to get rid of them， the ending also seemed fitting and is clearly foreshadowing an extreme change in how Araragi will have to behave in the future when trying to exorcise aberrations。Also， in the afterword Nisio Isin nonchalantly mentioned that Bakemonogatari was actually written as a hobby， just for fun， a "writing holiday"。 This sort of explains the sometimes a bit lackluster treatment of plot and the focus on characters and their conversation instead of a worldbuilding。 But it makes this work actually more astounding， since the author just happened to create such an iconic piece of Japanese popculture by accident。 。。。more
Strider
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The final arc of Bakemonogatari is one of my favorites of the whole Monogatari series。 There are so many memorable moments in it， its not a surprise that I read it in one day。 The part with Senjougahara was beautifully crafted。 It was funny as hell and really emotional at the end。 It really made me feel like I want to see what will happen with these characters later in their life。 （and I will， thx Nisiosin）。 The main problem was with Hanekawa this time which made it really interesting since she The final arc of Bakemonogatari is one of my favorites of the whole Monogatari series。 There are so many memorable moments in it， its not a surprise that I read it in one day。 The part with Senjougahara was beautifully crafted。 It was funny as hell and really emotional at the end。 It really made me feel like I want to see what will happen with these characters later in their life。 （and I will， thx Nisiosin）。 The main problem was with Hanekawa this time which made it really interesting since she is one of the best characters in the series。 Also the ending was nicely done and Oshino is still my favorite character。 All in all， Bakemonogatari is a really strong part of the series。 All five stories were strong and entertaining。 。。。more
Alec Rebert
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Amazing as always， this series never seems to disappoint for me。 I love the character development not only with Senjougahara and Araragi but even with Hanekawa and hearing about her family life and more about her abberation which they hinted at in previous volumes。 5。1
Ricardo Matos
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Even though they are 3 short books， you can't help but feel sad at the end of Bakemonogatari。 These are 5 unconventional monster stories that make a whole much bigger than the sum of its parts。 While these books still fit the LN world （some japanese tropes you can't seem to get rid off）， Bake could/should have been published as a single volume of 800ish pages。 It also felt to me that this would be better appreciated by the older crowd， but because these were published as LN， you can't get away f Even though they are 3 short books， you can't help but feel sad at the end of Bakemonogatari。 These are 5 unconventional monster stories that make a whole much bigger than the sum of its parts。 While these books still fit the LN world （some japanese tropes you can't seem to get rid off）， Bake could/should have been published as a single volume of 800ish pages。 It also felt to me that this would be better appreciated by the older crowd， but because these were published as LN， you can't get away from your traditional Japanese illustrations。 In the afterword NisiOisiN states he wrote this book as a hobby and just for fun。 I liked this one better than Kizomonogatari， which was written later and probably more seriously。 And I'm really happy he wrote Nekomonogatari because I'm super curious about what happened to Miss Class President :D 。。。more
PhanDuyThong
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It's finally the end of BAKEMONOGATARI， but the series has just begun。Apparently， this one quickly becomes my favorite in no time。 I love the whole date， it is so funny， laughable， yet romantic and leaves something in my heart， too。 As always， NisioIsin godlike character-development strikes hard as we continue to understand another girl， although being an old character， Tsubasa Hanekawa。 Araragi's questions between love and affections really strike me hard。 I don't really have anything to say ab It's finally the end of BAKEMONOGATARI， but the series has just begun。Apparently， this one quickly becomes my favorite in no time。 I love the whole date， it is so funny， laughable， yet romantic and leaves something in my heart， too。 As always， NisioIsin godlike character-development strikes hard as we continue to understand another girl， although being an old character， Tsubasa Hanekawa。 Araragi's questions between love and affections really strike me hard。 I don't really have anything to say about it， but it feels incredibly bad for Tsubasa。 However， it all seems reasonable after all and we get to know more about all of the characters as we progress through other books in this series。 Also， after reading through the whole 3 part， I will say " HITAGI BEST GIRL; but good job Tsubasa， you've done your best。" 。。。more
Brandon
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Probably the best of the Bake- chapters。 The later callbacks to the radio show stories were great， even if there were a few weeks in between reading the first and second halves of the novel for me。 Isin does well to develop Hanekawa further， retroactively expanding the ideas in this novel in his later Kizumonogatari （released after Bake- in Japan， but before it in America）。 Of course， it kind of seems like Isin had a certain idea for Hanekawa's character development， then wrote Kizu- as a preque Probably the best of the Bake- chapters。 The later callbacks to the radio show stories were great， even if there were a few weeks in between reading the first and second halves of the novel for me。 Isin does well to develop Hanekawa further， retroactively expanding the ideas in this novel in his later Kizumonogatari （released after Bake- in Japan， but before it in America）。 Of course， it kind of seems like Isin had a certain idea for Hanekawa's character development， then wrote Kizu- as a prequel to firmly justify the development in Tsubasa Cat。 Regardless， it works well。 Better than the anime， even。 I mean， it's been like 6 or 7 years since I've seen the anime， but I remember not caring for Hanekawa much then。 She's much more interesting in the novels。 It seems the novels are great for having Araragi's internal monologue to help expand characterization for the cast， whereas the anime takes the basic stories and lets Shinbo run wild with his quasi-avant-garde shenanigans。 Good shit， though。 。。。more
Andersen Albert
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Nisioisin continues with his great writing， and comes with my favourite arc so far in the Monogatari series！This arc is called "Tsubasa Cat"， and is about our favourite Lil' Miss Class President。If you enjoyed the other books in series， you should absolutely read this part！ ^_^ Nisioisin continues with his great writing， and comes with my favourite arc so far in the Monogatari series！This arc is called "Tsubasa Cat"， and is about our favourite Lil' Miss Class President。If you enjoyed the other books in series， you should absolutely read this part！ ^_^ 。。。more
Michael
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Nice wrap up of the first book series。 We finally see progress on Araragi and Senjogahara's relationship， as well as finally learn more and deal with Hanekawa's aberration。 While the dialogue and banter are one point as always， this book as a whole felt calmer to me。 Not as high strung， but it's not a bad thing。 I think sometimes a series needs to chill a bit when things always feel like they are at 100。 I recommend this series to anyone looking for a fun and hilarious read， even if you don't pa Nice wrap up of the first book series。 We finally see progress on Araragi and Senjogahara's relationship， as well as finally learn more and deal with Hanekawa's aberration。 While the dialogue and banter are one point as always， this book as a whole felt calmer to me。 Not as high strung， but it's not a bad thing。 I think sometimes a series needs to chill a bit when things always feel like they are at 100。 I recommend this series to anyone looking for a fun and hilarious read， even if you don't particularly enjoy light novels。 It never felt like a typical one to me， and was a tough three books to put down。 I look forward to jumping in to the next books in the overall series soon。 。。。more
Mizuhara Jo
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