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Colorful

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  • Author：Eto Mori
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Summary

A beloved and bestselling classic in Japan， this groundbreaking tale of a dead soul who gets a second chance is now available in English for the very first time。

"Congratulations， you've won the lottery！" shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul。 The soul hasn't been kicked out of the cycle of rebirth just yet—he's been given a second chance。 He must recall the biggest mistake of his past life while on 'homestay' in the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi， who has just committed suicide。 It looks like Makoto doesn't have a single friend， and his family don't seem to care about him at all。 But as the soul begins to live Makoto's life on his own terms， he grows closer to the family and the people around him， and sees their true colors more clearly， shedding light on Makoto's misunderstandings。

Since its initial release over twenty years ago， Colorful has become a part of the literary canon， not only in Japan—where it has sold over a million copies—but around the world， having been translated into several different languages。 Now， Eto Mori's beloved classic is finally available in English。

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Reviews

Christina ，

The afterworld focuses on how the author wanted to reach out to young people who deal with so many stresses and can't see their way through。 I'm no longer young， but the premise of a do-over without it being clear that is what is in play is tantalizing。 Brava Eto Mori， your international kudos are well-deserved。 The afterworld focuses on how the author wanted to reach out to young people who deal with so many stresses and can't see their way through。 I'm no longer young， but the premise of a do-over without it being clear that is what is in play is tantalizing。 Brava Eto Mori， your international kudos are well-deserved。 。。。more

Sarah Burch ，

Loved the twist。 This book’s concept drew me in and kept me engaged the whole way through。

Virginia ，

A pesar de su título， Flipando en colores， resulta una novela bastante pobre y muy convencional。 Tras su falta de originalidad se esconden los típicos mensajes optimistas de siempre y una trama insulsa a más no poder， cuyo principal punto a favor es la facilidad de lectura。De su autora， Eto Mori， no conocía absolutamente nada。 Más tarde descubrí que era una guionista y escritora japonesa de diversos libros infantiles y juveniles。 Y debo reconocer que se nota。 La forma en la que está escrito， tan A pesar de su título， Flipando en colores， resulta una novela bastante pobre y muy convencional。 Tras su falta de originalidad se esconden los típicos mensajes optimistas de siempre y una trama insulsa a más no poder， cuyo principal punto a favor es la facilidad de lectura。De su autora， Eto Mori， no conocía absolutamente nada。 Más tarde descubrí que era una guionista y escritora japonesa de diversos libros infantiles y juveniles。 Y debo reconocer que se nota。 La forma en la que está escrito， tan simple y con moraleja， recuerda a los cuentos que leíamos de pequeños。 Tiene una prosa funcional， un lenguaje sencillo， unas descripciones que brillan por su ausencia y， lo mejor de todo， los personajes。 Éstos me han resultado agradablemente sorprendentes。 Bien hechos y mejor integrados en la trama， es un gustazo ver cómo se van descubriendo sus luces y sombras a medida que prosigues con la lectura。Flipando en colores tiene una historia típica de película familiar。 Y es que， aquí seguimos a un alma （si， habéis leído bien， nuestro protagonista es un alma） de un pecador que ha sido seleccionado para tener una segunda oportunidad para poder regenerarse y entrar en el ciclo de la reencarnación。 Para ello deberá meterse en el cuerpo de Makoto Kobayashi， un adolescente bajito， feo y solitario que se ha suicidado。 Nuestro “protagonista” suplantará la vida de Makoto， desvelando sus relaciones familiares y con sus compañeros hasta descubrir las razones por las que el chico se intentó suicidar， mientras intenta recordar que pecado cometió en su vida anterior， todo ello con la ayuda de su guía/ángel Purapura。 En esta historia los personajes tienen varias caras que se irán mostrando a medida que nuestro Makoto vaya colocando las piezas en su lugar。 Pero， aparte de la esta trama， el mensaje de la autora es bastante claro: la vida pocas veces da segundas oportunidades y， cuando te da una， debes aprovecharla con toda tu alma。 Eso y que el suicidio no es la mejor opción para escapar de los problemas。El desenlace es un poco soso。 Tengo que reconocer que no me esperaba el último giro argumental， pero ni con esas el final mejora algo。Definitivamente， Flipando en colores， es un libro entretenido dirigido preferentemente al público adolescente。 No obstante es un libro es una novela prescindible que puede leerse si no hay nada mejor a la vista o en periodos de descanso de lecturas más densas。 。。。more

Mina ，

There were times that this book was difficult to read， because it dealt so heavily with suicide， but the message overall is hopeful。 It's about second chances， and not just the main character getting a second chance at life， but also him giving a second chance to people who have disappointed him， such as Makoto's father and mother。 We are slowly introduced to various characters and peel back their layers one at a time to see a fuller more "colorful" picture of them。 They are messy， sometimes con There were times that this book was difficult to read， because it dealt so heavily with suicide， but the message overall is hopeful。 It's about second chances， and not just the main character getting a second chance at life， but also him giving a second chance to people who have disappointed him， such as Makoto's father and mother。 We are slowly introduced to various characters and peel back their layers one at a time to see a fuller more "colorful" picture of them。 They are messy， sometimes contradictory， all struggling through their own issues， but that's what made this book so beautiful， so deeply human to me。A standout quote that encompasses a major theme of the book: "Maybe every single person on this earth was just living their life under false impressions， misunderstanding other people and being misunderstood in turn。" 。。。more

Katie ，

The back cover says that author Eto Mori’s Colorful is “a beloved and bestselling classic in Japan，” and the coming-of-age novel lives up to that hype。 A lost soul gets a do-over at life in the body of a 14-year-old boy， who’s just tried to commit suicide: a heavy premise for an otherwise lovely and heartwarming novel。 What keeps Colorful from being too over-the-top life-affirming is the protagonist’s voice—thanks， in large part， to translator Jocelyne Allen’s work。 Mori captures the droll， bore The back cover says that author Eto Mori’s Colorful is “a beloved and bestselling classic in Japan，” and the coming-of-age novel lives up to that hype。 A lost soul gets a do-over at life in the body of a 14-year-old boy， who’s just tried to commit suicide: a heavy premise for an otherwise lovely and heartwarming novel。 What keeps Colorful from being too over-the-top life-affirming is the protagonist’s voice—thanks， in large part， to translator Jocelyne Allen’s work。 Mori captures the droll， bored and， at times， inappropriate mind of a teenage boy， but makes it worthwhile for an adult reader。I included Colorful in my summer preview for Book and Film Globe: https://bookandfilmglobe。com/fiction/。。。Thanks Counterpoint press for the ARC。 。。。more

Felicia ，

Very good read。 Couldn’t put it down。 Touching and it is about 2nd look at one’s life

Xeaila S。 ，

“Maybe the world was actually filled to the brim with things it was simply too late for， things we couldn’t take back。”“You need to exist in that world。”Beautiful and honest book。 I read this at a time that I needed a reminder to live slowly and simply exist。 This book has been around for a long time but I feel like I’ll learn something new when I read this again in a couple of years or so。

SaltyReader ，

I enjoyed this novel overall。 It was engaging， relatable， and quite deep， A little cheesy， but also leaves you with a positive message？I think the author's idea for this novel is really great and she executed it pretty well while incorporating the topics she wanted to address。 It was a quick read and although the author intended this to be more for children（middle to young adult or even new adults） I think so many people， young and old， may benefit or gain something from reading this。 I'd say ba I enjoyed this novel overall。 It was engaging， relatable， and quite deep， A little cheesy， but also leaves you with a positive message？I think the author's idea for this novel is really great and she executed it pretty well while incorporating the topics she wanted to address。 It was a quick read and although the author intended this to be more for children（middle to young adult or even new adults） I think so many people， young and old， may benefit or gain something from reading this。 I'd say based on her afterwords， that she accomplished what she intended to with this novel。 With this being a translated work， the writing does appear to be a little choppy， some sentences and dialogues felt a little off and somethings （nuances， other stuff that don't cross over language wise） may have been lost in translation。 Howver， i was still able to get the message that the author was trying to convey， and I think many or all readers would too。 However， it may be hard to focus or read if this bothers you。 As far as characters go， we follow the spirit who is living as Makoto Kobayashi。 I honestly still don't know how I feel him or about any of the characters。 I think they were all just very stereotypically basic？ They're there to serve their character's purpose more so than anything。 So， I guess its safe to say I don't feel a strong pull towards any one character。 Although this was a good novel overall， it still felt pretty surface level and I would have loved for the author to dive deeper into some of the topics she brought up or addressed as well as do a little bit more showing than telling。 。。。more

Rucha ，

While often light-hearted， Colorful is filled with quiet moments of genuine reflection and sincerity。 The book’s witty narrator and multifaceted characters capture the complexity of our relationships with others and of the human experience overall。 Even though I could predict the ending halfway through the book， I wasn’t prepared for just how beautifully written it was （my roomie walked in on me crying my eyes out！） This book came into my life at the perfect time， exactly when I needed a gentle While often light-hearted， Colorful is filled with quiet moments of genuine reflection and sincerity。 The book’s witty narrator and multifaceted characters capture the complexity of our relationships with others and of the human experience overall。 Even though I could predict the ending halfway through the book， I wasn’t prepared for just how beautifully written it was （my roomie walked in on me crying my eyes out！） This book came into my life at the perfect time， exactly when I needed a gentle reminder of the beauty that exists in this imperfect， crazy world。 。。。more

Nat ，

Audio book - motivation for listening - I had a long drive and this was at the top of my To Be Read list。 The basic story here was of a disembodied soul returning to Earth to enter the body of a teenager who committed suicide。 It's a character driven story of redemption， but I didn't connect completely with the story。 Audio book - motivation for listening - I had a long drive and this was at the top of my To Be Read list。 The basic story here was of a disembodied soul returning to Earth to enter the body of a teenager who committed suicide。 It's a character driven story of redemption， but I didn't connect completely with the story。 。。。more

Pamela Ellis ，

3。5

Armen ，

I wouldn't mind a do-over。 This is a positive and of course a cheesy story （in a good way）。A nameless narrator in this case a soul of a person who committed a sin wins lottery and is given another chance to return。 He returns to the body of 14 years old boy who comitted suicide and then 。。。 I wouldn't mind a do-over。 This is a positive and of course a cheesy story （in a good way）。A nameless narrator in this case a soul of a person who committed a sin wins lottery and is given another chance to return。 He returns to the body of 14 years old boy who comitted suicide and then 。。。 。。。more

Noniwa ，

I originally caught wind of this story through the anime movie based on the book， but only recently discovered the source material by stumbling upon it through goodreads。 I never watched the 'Colorful' movie but I thought that the concept sounded cool and I've been wanting to delve into more Japanese novels after reading the original 'Battle Royale' novel。 More Japanese literature moaaaarrr， and I could get a double deal out of the story by watching the movie afterwards。 I've had my eye on the r I originally caught wind of this story through the anime movie based on the book， but only recently discovered the source material by stumbling upon it through goodreads。 I never watched the 'Colorful' movie but I thought that the concept sounded cool and I've been wanting to delve into more Japanese novels after reading the original 'Battle Royale' novel。 More Japanese literature moaaaarrr， and I could get a double deal out of the story by watching the movie afterwards。 I've had my eye on the release date for the english translation of 'Colorful' for a while and due to the raving reviews and status the novel seemed to have I was pretty excited。 When I finally got my hands on the book I finished it in a few nights of reading。 My conclusion after reading it was that。。。 it was okay。 Maybe I was just in a sour mood every night when I was reading it but I didn't find the book to be all that compelling。 I spent most of the novel thinking the main character was an somewhat insufferable jerk， which he kind of is （although there is explanation for it down the line）， and all the points that were made throughout the book seemed a little contrived。 The book didn't really show the complex natures of all types of people to make a strong point as much as it just kind of had each supporting character have their turn and in the end the novel kind of beats you over the head with the main themes。 I feel like either I missed something the first time reading it or maybe the book just gets an A for concept but C for the execution。 I enjoyed it， but I don't think it's a masterpiece。 I think I'll give it another read over though and maybe update this review if I see the book through a new lens。 。。。more

daph pink ♡ ，

"If only the ocean were under this bed， I wished naively。 If only I could keep sinking down like this， down and down and down forever。" Well where do I even start？ Ohh I know for the people who have already read the book and what to see a more beautiful version of it。 There is an anime movie and a Thai movie adaptation which are so beautiful， it's like a different experience。 The book is good as well but those movies capture a different emotion and with their cinematic and aesthetic beauty th "If only the ocean were under this bed， I wished naively。 If only I could keep sinking down like this， down and down and down forever。" Well where do I even start？ Ohh I know for the people who have already read the book and what to see a more beautiful version of it。 There is an anime movie and a Thai movie adaptation which are so beautiful， it's like a different experience。 The book is good as well but those movies capture a different emotion and with their cinematic and aesthetic beauty there are a must watch。━━━━☆ Whats this book about？☆━━━━━An unknown soul who commited a grave sin lined up， along with other souls in heaven， to receive his judgment inadvertently wins a lottery that gives him a second chance at life by doing an "internship" trial。 A test that takes him back to earth and has to be able to remember the grave sin he committed and be able to enjoy and live life again through the body of someone who recently committed suicide， 14-year old Makoto Kobayashi。From the very first minute I was completely consumed by the story。 You get excitement and shivers， a whole ton of sadness， but also happiness and laughter， and most important there's life， it's real， it's all of it and so much more。There were plot twists especially at thd end which was like "wait what？ Omg are you serious？ Omg it makes so much sense now。"I was thus close to giving this book 3 stars but then the ending happened and I was stuned。 I was amazed。 Ofc there was this mystery involved as to what the unkown soul did in its past life。 My mind was constantly gravitating towards it。 At one point I was kinda bored of the narration and just wanted to know what happened。 But thank god I read the whole book slowly absorbing each word because at the end it made so much sense。━━━━━━☆ Characterization ☆━━━━━━━━Colorful’s intriguing， exotic， and riveting set of characters are a perfect surreal personification of any commonplace individual in the real world today。 We all have our own vile and appalling secrets that could dismantle our lives as we know it if uncovered， and our protagonists in Colorful are no different。 ━━━━━━☆ Message ☆━━━━━━━━The book also teaches us that in life there are plenty of good things and bad things and it's our choice if we want to look at the bright side of the things or the not so bright side。 It tells us that happiness is a choice and we should value the precious things and people we have right now cuz life is like prize that'll go away just like a home stay， we should value it when we have it and it's such a beautiful message！━━━━━━☆ Overall ☆━━━━━━━━The story has a cleverly mixed assortment of themes that are prevalent throughout the story。 You’ll find just as much optimism as you will pessimism， the outcome of events and development are erratic yet with a serene overtone theme。 "This world of ours is just so colorful that we can never decide on the right one， we never know which colors are real， which colors are our own。” 。。。more

Thư Trần ，

A super fast read but leaves you with tons of lessons afterward。The story was like how I expected it to be but at the same time， it was not？？？The author did such a great job incorporating lessons about life and about human in general into the story so that when you're finished with reading it， everything just hits you， like， damn yall， I better not waste anymore of my time living life this， I have gotta change my sorry ass ASAP。But still， I think everybody should read this because what you can a A super fast read but leaves you with tons of lessons afterward。The story was like how I expected it to be but at the same time， it was not？？？The author did such a great job incorporating lessons about life and about human in general into the story so that when you're finished with reading it， everything just hits you， like， damn yall， I better not waste anymore of my time living life this， I have gotta change my sorry ass ASAP。But still， I think everybody should read this because what you can accumulate afterward from reading this really would variate depend on your own self and your own unconscious mental cravings。 。。。more

Duy Anh ，

Đoán trúng cái kết vì hint nó rải rác khắp truyện luôn nhg mà cx ko ảnh hưởng lắm vì cái câu chuyện và thông điệp tác giả gửi gắm hay quá。 Đây là dạng sách feel-good nên vừa buồn xong mà đọc mấy quyển này thì 🤌 luôn。 Cho 5/5🌟 vì why not？

Ale Sandoval Tress ，

Me encantó， alguna lágrima se me salió mientras lo leís， igual que carcajadas。https://bibliobulimica。wordpress。com/。。。 Me encantó， alguna lágrima se me salió mientras lo leís， igual que carcajadas。https://bibliobulimica。wordpress。com/。。。 。。。more

Carol ，

Interesting book about how you really look at life， the choices you make and those that others around you make， the influence you have on them。 Growing up， going to high school is hard enough without feeling as though everyone around you is making stupid choices。

An Nguyễn ，

first book i've ever finished。 absolutely loved it<3 first book i've ever finished。 absolutely loved it<3 。。。more

Xuân Trúc ，

Mượn đọc của con Mai chứ đâu， lúc đọc thì tự nhiên đoán ra đc cú twist cuối truyện nên bớt hứng thú hẳn。 Nmà hay lắmmm， rất sâu sắc :>

Amy ，

A beautiful story of living our best lives and learning to navigate relationships in our world。 I loved this book！

luce ，

/ / / Read more reviews on my blog / / /First published in 1998 Colorful is narrated by an unknown soul who is given a second chance at life。 He will occupy the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi who has attempted suicide and during this 'homestay' our narrator has to remember the big mistake he made in his previous life。 At times 'Makoto' is aided by the angel Prapura， easily the most entertaining character of the novel， who gives him information on the boy's family and past。 It appears / / / Read more reviews on my blog / / /First published in 1998 Colorful is narrated by an unknown soul who is given a second chance at life。 He will occupy the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi who has attempted suicide and during this 'homestay' our narrator has to remember the big mistake he made in his previous life。 At times 'Makoto' is aided by the angel Prapura， easily the most entertaining character of the novel， who gives him information on the boy's family and past。 It appears that Makoto had no friends and was not particularly close to his family。 His older brother was often mean to him and his parents both were up to 'no good'。After being released from the hospital this 'new' Makoto attempts to resume his 'host's' life。 He goes to school where he discovers that he has a crush on the girl Makoto had a crush on and that someone in the school seems to know that he's changed。The story definitely reads like something that was written in the 90s。 While I appreciated that the author tackles topics related to mental health and addresses how difficult middle and high school can be， there were certain issues that were touched upon in a rather superficial way （such as suicide and bullying） and quite a few narrative points that were incredibly clichéd （someone has an affair with their flamenco instructor， a beautiful girl sleeps with older men because she wants to buy cute bags and clothes）。It didn't help that I found Makoto to be a really irritating character。 His sanctimonious behaviour irked me， and his attitude towards his parents was childish to the extreme。 He was also a bit of a perv。The author's portrayal of female characters left me wanting （they are the kind of female characters that are usually written by male authors。。。so i was actually amazed to discover that the author of this novel is not a man）。Still， this was a harmless story with an ultimately positive， if cheesy， message （acceptance， forgiveness， yadda yadda）。 If you are looking for a more contemporary release that explores similar themes （being a teen in Japan） I highly recommend Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror。 。。。more

Laura Hofmann ，

What a sweet treasure to read， and while I do not speak or read Japanese， I could tell from a few of the words chosen， what a great English translation it is。 Binged this audio book in just short of one sitting and wish it never ended。

Mohona Paik ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Every teenager needs to read it when it feels like too much to take 😖😖😖💜

lark benobi ，

A dead soul is sent back to earth and revived inside the body of a teenage boy who has just committed suicide， in order to learn a life lesson that eluded it on earth。 The soul is forced to live this boy's unhappy life， and it becomes a journey of self-discovery and wonder， wry and thoughtful。 The narrative setup provides just the right distancing and perspective on the subject of teen suicide for young readers to enter safely and to explore an important subject indirectly。 Although the novel ha A dead soul is sent back to earth and revived inside the body of a teenage boy who has just committed suicide， in order to learn a life lesson that eluded it on earth。 The soul is forced to live this boy's unhappy life， and it becomes a journey of self-discovery and wonder， wry and thoughtful。 The narrative setup provides just the right distancing and perspective on the subject of teen suicide for young readers to enter safely and to explore an important subject indirectly。 Although the novel has a definite YA flavor I enjoyed it for its sweetness， for its sincerity， and for its accurate portrayal of Japanese family life。 。。。more

Celia Kim ，

Great read， especially as it gets right into the plot as soon as you start it。 I didn't think too much of the book until halfway， when you're shown how different each family member is from the persona the narrator created based on their own limited perspectives。 Symbolically parallels the narrator's own struggles while living as 'Makoto。' The twist of who the narrator really was wasn't surprising， but I enjoyed the reveal and the way it echoed the overall themes of the book。 Great read， especially as it gets right into the plot as soon as you start it。 I didn't think too much of the book until halfway， when you're shown how different each family member is from the persona the narrator created based on their own limited perspectives。 Symbolically parallels the narrator's own struggles while living as 'Makoto。' The twist of who the narrator really was wasn't surprising， but I enjoyed the reveal and the way it echoed the overall themes of the book。 。。。more

Maddie ，

https://www。instagram。com/p/CRkbSw-LQvf/"Colorful"， by Eto Mori， translated by Jocelyne Allen， and published at Counterpoint Press， tells the unforgettable story of a soul who wins the afterlife lottery， and is given a chance to return to the human world， via the body of a fourteen year old boy who has just died， committing suicide。 This is referred to as a homestay， as the soul is now staying in the home of this boy， Makoto Kobayashi， with his family， while trying to remember what mistake they https://www。instagram。com/p/CRkbSw-LQvf/"Colorful"， by Eto Mori， translated by Jocelyne Allen， and published at Counterpoint Press， tells the unforgettable story of a soul who wins the afterlife lottery， and is given a chance to return to the human world， via the body of a fourteen year old boy who has just died， committing suicide。 This is referred to as a homestay， as the soul is now staying in the home of this boy， Makoto Kobayashi， with his family， while trying to remember what mistake they have committed in their past life。 During the homestay， the soul learns about the boy's life and what drove him to his decisions， and tries to live life the best they can in that body， despite it being temporary。There is so much emotion in this little story， but never in an overwhelming way， despite the heavy topics it deals with。 There are sad moments， but also happy and humorous ones， much like in life itself。 It all was very heartwarming， and it even brought tears to my eyes。 The afterword， by the author herself， felt essential to the story， as it provides the context of what drove her to write this book， the struggles of many Japanese teens， as well as the impact her book has had on people's lives over the years。 This is Eto Mori's English debut， and I truly feel privileged to have read this ahead of its arrival in the English speaking world。 So far， it's definitely in my favorite reads of 2021。 You really don't want to miss this one。 I hope more of her books will be translated soon。 Thank you to NetGalley and Counterpoint Press for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Kristine ，

Colorful by Eto Mori is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late June。Originally published in Japanese in 1998， this story is about a sardonic， doubting soul who initially goes against the advice of his spirit guide and does not want to be reincarnated back to Earth， but then uses another body for a temporary home until it's decided if he can be reincarnated anew。 His spirit guide checks in now and then， filling in the gaps on his temp life of an emo， suicidal， cram-school teenager with unrequ Colorful by Eto Mori is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late June。Originally published in Japanese in 1998， this story is about a sardonic， doubting soul who initially goes against the advice of his spirit guide and does not want to be reincarnated back to Earth， but then uses another body for a temporary home until it's decided if he can be reincarnated anew。 His spirit guide checks in now and then， filling in the gaps on his temp life of an emo， suicidal， cram-school teenager with unrequited teasey love and attraction， figuring out the mystery of his new life and that of his family， and if he truly wants to live life again。 All very charming， chatty， and very much of-its-era。 。。。more

Kathryn Ushimaru ，

“Congratulations， you’ve won the lottery！” shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul。 The soul will be re-incarnated as 14 year-old Makoto Kobayashi， who has just committed suicide。 Normally， once making a mistake in a previous life， a soul gets kicked out of the cycle of rebirth， but luckily this one has been given a second chance。If you didn’t know， the suicide rate in Japan is high。 Teenagers， just like Makoto， are under A LOT of stress。 Mori treats this serious matter with a light touch an “Congratulations， you’ve won the lottery！” shouts the angel Prapura to a formless soul。 The soul will be re-incarnated as 14 year-old Makoto Kobayashi， who has just committed suicide。 Normally， once making a mistake in a previous life， a soul gets kicked out of the cycle of rebirth， but luckily this one has been given a second chance。If you didn’t know， the suicide rate in Japan is high。 Teenagers， just like Makoto， are under A LOT of stress。 Mori treats this serious matter with a light touch and moments of comedy， which makes it much more digestible （on purpose， as stated by the author）。 And it worked。 Over the past 20 years， Mori received many letters from teens and their families， explaining how Colorful changes their lives。 One girl wrote that she “stopped thinking about suicide after reading Colorful。” The book has been adapted by other forms of media including: a manga series， 3 films， and an animated TV series。This book was published in Japan in 1998 and will be officially released in English on July 20th。Thank you to Edelweiss and CounterpointPress for this ARC。4。5 STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more

Kịch Nhi ，

Khá ổn nếu đọc để giải trí cho bớt mệt đầu。 Cuốn này đúng chất Light Novel， nhẹ nhàng nhưng không làm mình chán。 Hay， mình thích。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Colorful

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Colorful&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Colorful&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0