Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 4 (light novel): 55 Minutes
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- Author：Kafka Asagiri
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Summary
The Armed Detective Agency's latest case brings them to a strange island off the coast of Yokohama called "Standard Island，" but what awaits them turns out to be far more complicated than expected: a bomb， time travel， a mysterious skill user named H。G。 Wells。。。 Will this incident spell the end of Yokohama itself？！
Reviews
azriel
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just as the other bsd light novels， “55 minutes” really is an experience。 before beginning to read it， i thought it wasn't something relevant to the main plot but only a mere， calm novel。 how foolish it was of me to have thought that at first。 this， along everything connected to the bungō stray dogs universe， is a true masterpiece。 i love asagiri's writing， he is perfectly good at expressing meaningful concepts such as the ones present in his works; the way he addresses and talks about several t just as the other bsd light novels， “55 minutes” really is an experience。 before beginning to read it， i thought it wasn't something relevant to the main plot but only a mere， calm novel。 how foolish it was of me to have thought that at first。 this， along everything connected to the bungō stray dogs universe， is a true masterpiece。 i love asagiri's writing， he is perfectly good at expressing meaningful concepts such as the ones present in his works; the way he addresses and talks about several topics， while every character has their own devolopment， is indeed beautiful。 i never was disappointed in reading his light novels， and “55 minutes” was no exception。 each single novel represents an aspect of human's nature， and this is interesting considered that every bsd character struggles to accept their own humanity， especially osamu dazai。i hope that other bsd fans read these light novels too :）p。 s。 i'll add some of this novel's quotes when i have time。 。。。more
sofia
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dazai should be in me instead of the trashcan
Kayleigh
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Absolutely amazing stuff
pidgeison
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5 stars because i would let Wells beat me the hell up just so i could ask her to kiss it better after
Akshara Rao
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v v action heavy。 comedy as always is lovely， insight into characters was lovely thank you。
Georgia Gold
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lil bit confused but loved it anyway
Denotypic
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An excellent blend of suspense and action， you can basically jump right in without knowing much about the background world as long as you can get over the names being that if authors。
Emily
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a bit confusing at times but most of my questions were soon answered at the end。 It was nice reading it from Atushi's perspective though。 And him and Akutagawa never fail to make me laugh。 Their relationship is just funny to me （similarly to Dazai and Chuuya's）Anyway， I only rated this 4 stars because it just wasn't as interesting to me， the whole time travel thing， but Dazai， Akutagawa， and Atushi made up for it。 Plus what Ranpo did at the end。。。I was wondering when he'd show up。 I kne This was a bit confusing at times but most of my questions were soon answered at the end。 It was nice reading it from Atushi's perspective though。 And him and Akutagawa never fail to make me laugh。 Their relationship is just funny to me （similarly to Dazai and Chuuya's）Anyway， I only rated this 4 stars because it just wasn't as interesting to me， the whole time travel thing， but Dazai， Akutagawa， and Atushi made up for it。 Plus what Ranpo did at the end。。。I was wondering when he'd show up。 I knew Dazai wasn't really going to die but I was on the edge of my seat， waiting for a miracle to happen and it did。 And his reaction to getting revived was priceless。 I really hope they animate this into the anime soon （they probably won't but that's fine too。 I was able to visualize most of it in my head anyway。） 。。。more
Diana Trăncău
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"'Even if one were to bathe in the eternal wind and simply become foam in the great sea without ever knowing who they were - without even getting a farewell。。。，' Akutagawa muttered， facing the heavens as if he were reciting a poem， '。。。the heart shall not move， for it is nothing compared with the loneliness of passing。。。without you ever knowing。'""Most things work out in the end if you've got someone who'll stick with you no matter what。 Y'know？""Atsushi hated pain。 But pain had been an intimate "'Even if one were to bathe in the eternal wind and simply become foam in the great sea without ever knowing who they were - without even getting a farewell。。。，' Akutagawa muttered， facing the heavens as if he were reciting a poem， '。。。the heart shall not move， for it is nothing compared with the loneliness of passing。。。without you ever knowing。'""Most things work out in the end if you've got someone who'll stick with you no matter what。 Y'know？""Atsushi hated pain。 But pain had been an intimate part of his life for as long as he could remember。 The pain of being stabbed， the pain from being punched， the pain of his hands numbing in the cold， pain inside his head， the pain of hunger - suffering clung to Atsushi like clothing， shaping him。 Pain made Atsushi feel like himself。 He didn't know any other way to experience this feeling。" 。。。more
Sofía
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El inicio estaba muy bueno pero a medida que avanzaba entendía cada vez menos y bueno fue una buena historia dentro de lo que entendí
Zita Azlina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Those who survive aren’t those with reasons to exist。 They are the strong ones。” 。 - 。 - 。Everyone， gather up。 THIS BOOK IS AMAZING。You probably thought i'm being biased because this is after all a light novel out of my favourite manga， right？！DDAENG！ You're totally wrong， because EVEN if I am not a fan of the manga， this book will certainly be one of my decent read。First of all， the concept in this book the author brought up is AMAZING。 It's not like the motive is especially different or an “Those who survive aren’t those with reasons to exist。 They are the strong ones。” 。 - 。 - 。Everyone， gather up。 THIS BOOK IS AMAZING。You probably thought i'm being biased because this is after all a light novel out of my favourite manga， right？！DDAENG！ You're totally wrong， because EVEN if I am not a fan of the manga， this book will certainly be one of my decent read。First of all， the concept in this book the author brought up is AMAZING。 It's not like the motive is especially different or anything， nor is the villain is a totally unique one I might say。 But this villain isn't easy to be hated。 I love his skill， it's amazing。 I love the way he never forgot his loyalty to his closest friends and to protect the island， thus preventing the Annihilation from being used。 But most especially， was the background of his "crime"。Revealing Gab as actually a "skill that had gone berserk" was actually pretty smart。 With this happened， all the questionable things happened in the manga and other LNs were easily brought up to light。 The thing that before wasn't noticed by anyone and questions that before had no answer are finally laid out bare in the open with this book。 I love how Asagiri elaborated every single one of them and left out the most important one just like that。 Anyway， the entirety of that alone is amazing for us to follow。The second one is H。G。Wells。 Her skills and experience， her sacrifation and her personality in general， the skill she possesses and the concept of time travel was very very amazing。 The way Asagiri try to make sense the whole thing about Annihilation and Time-Travel Ability using the physics law was AMAZING。 Not only because I'm in the period where I love science-fiction， it's also because the theory is especially interesting。 （Oh also the way they brough up special ability singularity is also cool， too， kinda helping me understand Dead Apple much？）The last one is， of course， Atsushi， Akutagawa， and the rest of the characters。 I won't elaborate much， but the way Akutagawa prioritize to save Yokohama instead of revenge; the way he taking the initiative to joint hands with Atsushi; the way he encouraged Atsushi to never give up。。。 Well。。。 Is he really hated Atsushi， though 😂？Also， all the scenes with Dazai on the brink of death， the explanation about how to bring him back without being contradictory （using Yosano's skill eventhough his skill was to nullify it） was also very interesting。I have yet read so many Light Novels of this manga so i cant really say much。 But I believe this one would be the best。 Taking a whole new concept， elaborate theories， bringing up plot holes in manga， and using a very beautiful Mysterius island as the setting。。。 Well， how is this book not the best？Well， at least I could say that this book is better than Dark Era though。 Absolutely worth it。 5/5！！ <33 p。s。 i heard someone said that untold story is the best bsd LN， im planning to read that so i think this book will later demoted lol 😂 p。s。s。 ranpo in the last part is literally so funny。 p。s。s。s。 kinda feel bad for gab though。。。 。。。more
Ania
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Asagiri did it again
Ez
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The plot’s alright and the new characters are fun！ But the writing itself is just… extremely clumsy。 I’m sure part of it can be blamed on the spectacularly awkward English translation。 But it also seems likely that Kafka Asagiri makes a miles better plot- & character-oriented manga writer than the kind of literary author who’s required to craft pretty sentences to describe things…Some of Akutagawa’s overly dramatic comments were pretty hilarious， though！ And I’m glad Dazai realizes he’s trash。
Charly
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“Atsushi hated pain。 But pain had been an intimate part of his life for as long as he could remember。 The pain of being stabbed， the pain from being punched， the pain of his hands numbing in the cold， pain inside his head， the pain of hunger—suffering clung to Atsushi like clothing， shaping him。 Pain made Atsushi feel like himself。 He didn’t know any other way to experience this feeling。”
Mariana Penaloza
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3。9， one of my favorites from what I've read （1-4）。 3。9， one of my favorites from what I've read （1-4）。 。。。more
Black Cat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have thus far rated all the light novels 5 stars aside from the one that shall not be named。 For some reason， I really vibe with the writing style， it really suits him。 This series should have been books， the novels are the content I TRULY mesh with and it tells us the most about the characters， who they are and how they interact。This one in particular has a lot of great info about skills。 It also has tons of wonderful Dazai-Kunikida interactions which I realised are only really showcased in t I have thus far rated all the light novels 5 stars aside from the one that shall not be named。 For some reason， I really vibe with the writing style， it really suits him。 This series should have been books， the novels are the content I TRULY mesh with and it tells us the most about the characters， who they are and how they interact。This one in particular has a lot of great info about skills。 It also has tons of wonderful Dazai-Kunikida interactions which I realised are only really showcased in the novels， which is a shame because I love their dynamic to bits。The story was unique and pretty fun， wish they adapted this one it would have been a way better movie than Dead Apple。 I managed to cry again in the end though， the last chunk makes references to a thing which is a particular trigger for me- Oda。 Great novel though， I loved everything about it。 Does it make 100% of sense？ No。 It feels a little convoluted and purposefully complex in a way that no sane person can decipher。 But I still loved the intention and feelings behind it。 I also loved the ending for our villain。 Was it necessary or a required read？ Also no， but if you love these characters then this is a must-read because it is worth reading every page about them。 From the ways they interact， to the ways they think and work and function alongside their gifts。 Would've been fun to have Fyodor in a novel though， I've not seen that done yet。 。。。more
Vienna
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I loved this book Dazai In a trash can LOVE IT I would totally suggest this book
Sydney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay， so。。。To put my opinion out plainly， this book was。。。 AMAZING！！！！ As a fan of the bungou stray dogs series， （particularly the books） this one is really great。 I love the characters， drama， mystery。。。 Such a thrilling story。 Some times it was confusing， but for overall I'm not complaining。 Standard Island is man made。 Interesting people live there。。。 Even someone who can turn back time， one who can go through walls， and one who is。。。 Basically invincible。 And though the mystery seems mild at Okay， so。。。To put my opinion out plainly， this book was。。。 AMAZING！！！！ As a fan of the bungou stray dogs series， （particularly the books） this one is really great。 I love the characters， drama， mystery。。。 Such a thrilling story。 Some times it was confusing， but for overall I'm not complaining。 Standard Island is man made。 Interesting people live there。。。 Even someone who can turn back time， one who can go through walls， and one who is。。。 Basically invincible。 And though the mystery seems mild at first， and the villains seem lame， it turns out to be a whole lot more， and with the Port Mafia's hell hound always on the hero， Atsushi's tail， it makes it all the more difficult。 And if this baffling mystery stumped the smart but suicidal Dazai in a way， it will surely stump you and get you on the edge of your seat。 。。。more
Damien
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good fucking lord， this book has a fairly normal beginning and then suddenly So Much Is Happening All The Time。 a fun ride。 also i liked the atsushi focus， it helped me better understand his character， and i liked asagiri's exploration of what exactly a "skill" is。 so much new lore， though - i can't decide whether it's good or not to introduce it all in one volume。 if you're a bsd fan and you haven't read this， please do。 good fucking lord， this book has a fairly normal beginning and then suddenly So Much Is Happening All The Time。 a fun ride。 also i liked the atsushi focus， it helped me better understand his character， and i liked asagiri's exploration of what exactly a "skill" is。 so much new lore， though - i can't decide whether it's good or not to introduce it all in one volume。 if you're a bsd fan and you haven't read this， please do。 。。。more
Riley G。
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This book was quite funny， and intriuing too。 Each of the characters are rather eccentric， especially Dazai。 Kunikida is my favorite character。They have powers。 But there is one instance I felt that was a little too unrealistic， even with the powers。 Towards the end， someone gets stabbed all the way through his body， and he lives。 Not only that， but two other characters drag him to the "basement" of the island， from the top of a building。 No one would live after being stabbed and moved a great d This book was quite funny， and intriuing too。 Each of the characters are rather eccentric， especially Dazai。 Kunikida is my favorite character。They have powers。 But there is one instance I felt that was a little too unrealistic， even with the powers。 Towards the end， someone gets stabbed all the way through his body， and he lives。 Not only that， but two other characters drag him to the "basement" of the island， from the top of a building。 No one would live after being stabbed and moved a great distance， even if they had powers。I still loved this book though， as I found the characters really funny and descriptions were rather interesting。 。。。more
Amilatun Sakinah
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I love this light novel especially because the main character is Atsushi。 There are many things happened， so thrilled。
Hannah
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I am in a mood to binge read this series。 What i love about this book:-made me kinda teary eye-akutagawa and atsushi's tsundere moments-kunikida and dazai's tsundere moments-my slow brain is now slowly understanding why Dazai said that atsushi is "stronger" than akutagawa-i know HG Wells showed up here and appeared a few times but i'm interested about her character and would want to meet her more。-dazai's mind games as usual-the relationship of Gab and atsushi （plus the theives） I am in a mood to binge read this series。 What i love about this book:-made me kinda teary eye-akutagawa and atsushi's tsundere moments-kunikida and dazai's tsundere moments-my slow brain is now slowly understanding why Dazai said that atsushi is "stronger" than akutagawa-i know HG Wells showed up here and appeared a few times but i'm interested about her character and would want to meet her more。-dazai's mind games as usual-the relationship of Gab and atsushi （plus the theives） 。。。more
Ainin
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Honestly， I actually wanted this book to last a week but the moment I picked it up I literally could not stop reading。 The whole thing was just so complicated in a good way and you just really can’t help thinking like wow other amazing ideas goes through the author’s head？
syrena ☽
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HG WELLS MARRY ME
Insha
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What in the ever loving blazes is this book🤲🏻
Aҽɾιαʅ Dყɳαɱιƈ
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Got this copy along with #3 from Barnes and Noble！！！！！Very fun concept with the whole time-traveling， even if it was a bit confusing at times， and I smiled when I recognized another author （I've listened to a bit of H。 G。 Wells' book The Time Machine on audiobook）。The plot did end up being somewhat similar to that of Dead Apple with the whole， *ahem* （view spoiler）[Dazai "dying" （hide spoiler）] but I still very much enjoyed it， and I never say no to more Dazai book time :） Got this copy along with #3 from Barnes and Noble！！！！！Very fun concept with the whole time-traveling， even if it was a bit confusing at times， and I smiled when I recognized another author （I've listened to a bit of H。 G。 Wells' book The Time Machine on audiobook）。The plot did end up being somewhat similar to that of Dead Apple with the whole， *ahem* （view spoiler）[Dazai "dying" （hide spoiler）] but I still very much enjoyed it， and I never say no to more Dazai book time :） 。。。more
Ghosty
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"Atsushi wasn't sure how much of the world was actually there and how much of it was merely a shadow， but all one could do was move forward。" "Atsushi wasn't sure how much of the world was actually there and how much of it was merely a shadow， but all one could do was move forward。" 。。。more
Aldana
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shin soukoku <3333333333， aunque no puedo creer que dazai hablara con atsushi sobre sus razones para suicidarse y atsushi al final no lo recordará T-T
kewynn
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3。6 starsReally enjoyed this one， it had a fun storyline。 Easily comprehensible too haha。 And honestly it was great just to see the ada + akutagawa again， they haven't been the focus of the manga in a while lol。 I loved reading their interactions here。 I'm not really one for time travel stuff， but it worked out decently。 There was also more world building which was nice as it explained stuff about the nature of skills。 3。6 starsReally enjoyed this one， it had a fun storyline。 Easily comprehensible too haha。 And honestly it was great just to see the ada + akutagawa again， they haven't been the focus of the manga in a while lol。 I loved reading their interactions here。 I'm not really one for time travel stuff， but it worked out decently。 There was also more world building which was nice as it explained stuff about the nature of skills。 。。。more
Lorena
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