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The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya

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  • Author：Nagaru Tanigawa
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Summary

This third volume in the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a collection of four exciting short stories that take place before The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya。
 
THE BOREDOM OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA:
In her latest attempt to give the SOS Brigade more public exposure， Haruhi signs them up for the city-wide baseball tournament。
 
BAMBOO LEAF RHAPSODY:
It’s like Back to the Future！ To prevent an impending disaster， Mikuru takes Kyon back in time， where he meets Haruhi during her middle school years。
 
MYSTERIQUE SIGN:
The computer club president mysteriously disappears， and it’s up to the SOS Brigade to get to the bottom of it！
 
REMOTE ISLAND SYNDROME:
It’s vacation time when a relative of Itsuki’s invites the SOS Brigade to stay at his island villa。 But when a dead body turns up， Haruhi and the gang naturally get involved in a thrilling murder mystery。
 

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cameron ，

These are my comfort characters

Marc ，

Un libro con cuatro historias cortas que funcionan mucho mejor que la novela anterior porque no tienes la sensación de que están alargando el chicle。 Las historias son entretenidas， aunque los diálogos siguen siendo bastante malos y las comparaciones son terribles。 El narrador poco a poco va sonando más como un adolescente y menos como un adulto intentando sonar como un adolescente （aunque no sé hasta qué punto eso es culpa del autor o de la traducción）。

Ben ，

A good comeback from the endless rambling of Koizumi in The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya。 This time， we get just the right amount of rambling。 In addition， we get three fun stories。 First off the baseball tournament。 Short and sweet。 It goes pretty much as one would expect， but it's a fun lighthearted story that was a nice hook for the volume。 Then we have Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody。 This is a moment from the anime that I remember really liking， even though after ten years or so， my memories of watching it A good comeback from the endless rambling of Koizumi in The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya。 This time， we get just the right amount of rambling。 In addition， we get three fun stories。 First off the baseball tournament。 Short and sweet。 It goes pretty much as one would expect， but it's a fun lighthearted story that was a nice hook for the volume。 Then we have Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody。 This is a moment from the anime that I remember really liking， even though after ten years or so， my memories of watching it is a bit faded。 As with many of Haruhi's shenanigans， we learn even moreso how she's been inspired by Kyon。 For better or worse。The final portion of the volume， is the extended murder mystery。 I'll admit， I could not recall the ending of it until late in the story。 Even though to the most casual observer， it'd be quite obvious。All in all， a good step up from volume two。 Looking forward to the next。 。。。more

Trang Huyền ，

Đọc chán lắm luôn！ （Chắc một phần là mình không hiểu luật chơi bóng chày ở phần 1 nên nản） Chưa đọc hết bỏ luôn rồi

kordan ，

This series is a fast-paced book。 I don't know how to feel about it besides the fact that I don't have to ponder over anything。 The story flows freely and I could grasp the intention of the author easily。 At this point， slow character development can be seen and that's a good thing。 Somehow， this irks me to read the next volume。 This series is a fast-paced book。 I don't know how to feel about it besides the fact that I don't have to ponder over anything。 The story flows freely and I could grasp the intention of the author easily。 At this point， slow character development can be seen and that's a good thing。 Somehow， this irks me to read the next volume。 。。。more

Abby Evangelisto ，

AKA， “The Boredom of the Reader”。The problem with these books is not the plot itself but the insanely annoying internal monologue of the narrator， Kyon。 It takes far too long for any kind of story to be told because we have to slog through paragraph after paragraph of Kyon’s thoughts and internal dialogue。 His sarcasm and snide observations were entertaining for a few chapters in the first book， but now they’re just something I dread reading。 They’re unnecessary， no longer funny， and add absolut AKA， “The Boredom of the Reader”。The problem with these books is not the plot itself but the insanely annoying internal monologue of the narrator， Kyon。 It takes far too long for any kind of story to be told because we have to slog through paragraph after paragraph of Kyon’s thoughts and internal dialogue。 His sarcasm and snide observations were entertaining for a few chapters in the first book， but now they’re just something I dread reading。 They’re unnecessary， no longer funny， and add absolutely nothing to the story but a higher page count。 If this， along with the abysmal and near-constant Mikuru Asahina fan service， could be cut out of the series I would rate it much higher， because I genuinely like the zany plot and I love Haruhi。 I don’t know if I can continue this series。 I dread Kyon’s narration far too much to force myself through it yet again。 。。。more

Caleb Guice ，

The four stories are pretty hit-or-miss， but the overall package is a success， even though each story is completely standalone and doesn't add up to be greater than the sum of its parts。 It's a borderline 3 star book， but there's still something special about the book that the show can be missing at times。 I took long breaks between each story， so this review may be reaching quite a bit when it comes to my thoughts on them。 The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya: Just sheer fun。 There's nothing deep or The four stories are pretty hit-or-miss， but the overall package is a success， even though each story is completely standalone and doesn't add up to be greater than the sum of its parts。 It's a borderline 3 star book， but there's still something special about the book that the show can be missing at times。 I took long breaks between each story， so this review may be reaching quite a bit when it comes to my thoughts on them。 The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya: Just sheer fun。 There's nothing deep or thoughtful about it， but it's just as hilarious and ridiculous as it is in the show。 Plus we get a little time with Kyon's amazing and unbearable little sister （。。。just realized she doesn't have a name）。 Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody: A story of a lonely girl who had no recourse against her boring and disappointing life than to draw signs for aliens in the hope that her life could get better。 It's sad really。 This is probably the highlight of the book， and the interactions with Kyon and Mikuru， and Kyon and older Mikuru are all fantastic。 Nagato's character is given more attention， and the groundwork is laid for her rather tragic and sad character arc。Mysterique Sign: Another fascinating read that acts as a great add-on for the show。 We're introduced to the idea of the closed circle， and more foreshadowing is given for Nagato's emotional development that will reach its fruition soon。 Remote Island Syndrome: The story that almost pulls the book down a star。 The pacing is horrible and it's overlong。 While the twist is still satisfying， and an interesting quandary is opened up if Haruhi's wish for an exciting life could lead to people being killed， the story is far more effectively and concisely told in the anime。 This one really soured the experience of the book for me， and was a slog to read through。 My takeaway from this collection is that Tanigawa needs to seriously work on his pacing。 He also lacks consistency， and it often feels like he's barely shy of reaching something thought-provoking or meaningful。 Kyon is a perfect example of an unsignaled unreliable narrator。 Most authors signal that you shouldn't trust the narrator， but Tanigawa never does that。 Kyon speaks， and you take his word for it。 He hates Haruhi。 But his actions don't match up。 He goes along with Haruhi， he helps her when he doesn't have to。 I can't stand Haruhi because he can't， Koizumi infuriates me because he infuriates Kyon， Kyon loves Mikuru so I love Mikuru。 And I don't question it。 He never tells his real name and even his sister doesn't get a name， and I hardly think twice about it。 But there's so much under the surface that he hides behind his nonplussed and uncaring persona。 One day， I hope we get to see that facade fall apart。 。。。more

Lina ，

Este libro lo leí cuando tendría 13 o 14 años， pero lo he releído por nostalgia y recordar los viejos tiempos。 He leído estas historias y me las he gozado como si fuera la primera vez。 En el aburrimiento de HS， Haruhi termina metiéndolos a todos en un partido de béisbol contra un equipo universitario y Kyon en particular no está muy interesado en ganar。。。 tampoco es que su equipo de para mucho。 No podía dejar de partirme de la risa a medida que leía de imaginarme a la brigada en semejante situac Este libro lo leí cuando tendría 13 o 14 años， pero lo he releído por nostalgia y recordar los viejos tiempos。 He leído estas historias y me las he gozado como si fuera la primera vez。 En el aburrimiento de HS， Haruhi termina metiéndolos a todos en un partido de béisbol contra un equipo universitario y Kyon en particular no está muy interesado en ganar。。。 tampoco es que su equipo de para mucho。 No podía dejar de partirme de la risa a medida que leía de imaginarme a la brigada en semejante situación。En la rapsodia。。。 solo puedo decir lo mucho que me encantó ver la versión joven， osada y menos amargada de Haruhi， además saber qué fue lo que pasó ese Tanabata y cómo obtuvo su reputación es un extra。El signo misterioso， siempre he sentido lástima por el pobre presidente del club de informática y el cómo termina pagando los platos rotos de las locuras de Haruhi， y ver una historia corta centrada en el parece algo justo， y también el hecho de que nuestra chica busque un misterio como loca para abandonarlo a la primera es toda una oda a la ironía。El síndrome de la isla remota， es una delicia， un misterio en habitación cerrada en toda regla con todos ellos aislados y al límite es de lo mejor， Itsuki se lució y se ganó toda mi admiración en este relato， que crear un misterio que una alien y una chica medio genio no desbaraten a la primera tiene su mérito。Amé reencontrarme con la pandilla， ver a Asahina， quien tiene todo el potencial terminar en situaciones ridículas es una locura， a Nagato y su talento solo me hace estar de acuerdo con Kyon en su magnificencia， Itsuki quien siempre consideramos como el perrito faldero de Haruhi y el vistazo a lo maquinador y lo oscuro que puede ser， Haruhi y su tendencia de ponerlos a todos en situaciones sorprendentes， y por ultimo Kyon， que con su sarcasmo hace que todo esto sea mas allá de disfrutable。 。。。more

Will E ，

Another one down。 This is the first volume of short stories， so no overarching theme here。 There's a nice diversity to the plots， and it's a nice reminder that Tanigawa has a wealth of ways to deal with the premise that doesn't always revolve around Haruhi's inadvertent powers， which makes me look forward to later stories that I haven't read yet。 But since I'm already familiar with these stories through the show， there's obviously less surprise and discovery。 Tanigawa's strengths are his clear u Another one down。 This is the first volume of short stories， so no overarching theme here。 There's a nice diversity to the plots， and it's a nice reminder that Tanigawa has a wealth of ways to deal with the premise that doesn't always revolve around Haruhi's inadvertent powers， which makes me look forward to later stories that I haven't read yet。 But since I'm already familiar with these stories through the show， there's obviously less surprise and discovery。 Tanigawa's strengths are his clear understandings of his characters （well-defined and vibrant， if somewhat stereotyped） and his plots， which are inventive and often quite clever （although rewatching Remote Island Syndrome， the anime version is more streamlined and twisty and overall better written）。 He's just not that great a writer， and he really struggles with endings， which are often too pat， sudden， and anti-climatic （again， see Remote Island Syndrome， which the anime rectifies）。 On the plus side， it led me to watch a really cool video about Russell's paradox which was fascinating and easy for a non-math person like me to understand， so there's that。 。。。more

Justin Paramanandan ，

It took me longer to actually finish this book。 Truth be told， the most likely reason for the delay was because I have watched the series back in 2006。The first three arcs （The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya， Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody and Mysterique Sign） were a very interesting read and a good reminiscence from the series。However， Remote Island Syndrome was the one that prolonged the completion of this book。 As the author mentioned in his afterword， this is the arc that took the most pages。 There's too It took me longer to actually finish this book。 Truth be told， the most likely reason for the delay was because I have watched the series back in 2006。The first three arcs （The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya， Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody and Mysterique Sign） were a very interesting read and a good reminiscence from the series。However， Remote Island Syndrome was the one that prolonged the completion of this book。 As the author mentioned in his afterword， this is the arc that took the most pages。 There's too much emphasition on the travel to the remote island rather than the actual event itself。For a first timer， you can appreciate this volume。 However， as a person who has watched the series， it is a drag。。。 。。。more

Enter ，

AKA， “The Boredom of the Reader”。The problem with these books is not the plot itself but the insanely annoying internal monologue of the narrator， Kyon。 It takes far too long for any kind of story to be told because we have to slog through paragraph after paragraph of Kyon’s thoughts and internal dialogue。 His sarcasm and snide observations were entertaining for a few chapters in the first book， but now they’re just something I dread reading。 They’re unnecessary， no longer funny， and add absolut AKA， “The Boredom of the Reader”。The problem with these books is not the plot itself but the insanely annoying internal monologue of the narrator， Kyon。 It takes far too long for any kind of story to be told because we have to slog through paragraph after paragraph of Kyon’s thoughts and internal dialogue。 His sarcasm and snide observations were entertaining for a few chapters in the first book， but now they’re just something I dread reading。 They’re unnecessary， no longer funny， and add absolutely nothing to the story but a higher page count。 If this， along with the abysmal and near-constant Mikuru Asahina fan service， could be cut out of the series I would rate it much higher， because I genuinely like the zany plot and I love Haruhi。 I don’t know if I can continue this series。 I dread Kyon’s narration far too much to force myself through it yet again。 。。。more

José A。 Moreno ，

A Funny Tale of The SOS Brigade unique branch of Slice of Life。I like how mister tanigawa manages history breaking powers， not perfect but a great executiin of a complicated trick

Jorge de la Vega ，

The character of Haruhi Suzumiya responds to a very specific。。。 fetish， for lack of a better word， among a Japanese audience: the bossy tsundere type， the aggressive no-nonsense （yet， in this case， full of nonsense herself） teenage girl who always get her way。 You know， what we call the villain in most teen dramas and movies here in the West。 Or， more recently， the "quirky but anti-social" protagonist of one too many a TV show these days （Sheldon Cooper， Gregory House， Temperance Brennan， that g The character of Haruhi Suzumiya responds to a very specific。。。 fetish， for lack of a better word， among a Japanese audience: the bossy tsundere type， the aggressive no-nonsense （yet， in this case， full of nonsense herself） teenage girl who always get her way。 You know， what we call the villain in most teen dramas and movies here in the West。 Or， more recently， the "quirky but anti-social" protagonist of one too many a TV show these days （Sheldon Cooper， Gregory House， Temperance Brennan， that guy from The Mentalist， Monk。。。）， who are unlikable at their core but， somehow， also loved by the audiences。 And this book， with its four stories set between the first and second entries of the series， perfectly captures that personality， if not exactly for the better， but at the very least in an entertaining enough way， and providing a segue way of sorts for just how unlikable Haruhi was in the second book。 The SF and the mystery elements are what keep me coming back， however， not Haruhi herself， thus the main focus of these books works a tad in detriment to her own series， but again， she is the answer to a craving from a particular audience， and thus easy enough to mute whilst enjoying the rest of the story。 。。。more

Brandon ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When I first read The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya， I didn't think much of it other than that it was a pretty fun little read。 I'd had no other experience with the series other than having seen the Combat Waitress Mikuru Asahina episode once or twice， in aborted attempts to get into the anime。 Obviously， I was pleb-filtered because Kyoto Animation kicked off the anime adaptation with an out-of-context episode covering the film made in the Sigh novel， which itself would not be adapted to the ani When I first read The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya， I didn't think much of it other than that it was a pretty fun little read。 I'd had no other experience with the series other than having seen the Combat Waitress Mikuru Asahina episode once or twice， in aborted attempts to get into the anime。 Obviously， I was pleb-filtered because Kyoto Animation kicked off the anime adaptation with an out-of-context episode covering the film made in the Sigh novel， which itself would not be adapted to the anime version until the second season （of course， it was 2012 when I finally read the first novel， so discrepancy between anime seasons isn't too relevant here）。Anyway， the novel was fine enough， being about what I expected of something in the medium of "light novel，" when I was then-currently in the process of awakening my interest in reading into a full-blown love of belles-lettres。 Kyon's sarcastic narration was funny， and the character interactions were pretty "comfy。" I also liked how the novel set up the existence of aliens， time travelers， and espers in that specific order， before introducing each respective character in the same order。Why am I re-reviewing the original novel？ Because my first impression way back when was that the introduction of the Celestials really took me out of the novel， and when I re-read the book earlier this year it was after having read countless other light novels， so the inclusion of a big fight against a powerful foe seemed so obvious for a light novel that I could only predict all successive installments of the franchise would climax in a similar fashion。 I was apparently proven wrong with Sigh， but it seems I did well to postpone my own sigh （of relief）。The initial story in this collection， the titular "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya，" works out in much the same way as I had feared。 Haruhi wanted to do some silly activity to Kyon's chagrin， she gets bored with how mundane it is， and her boredom threatens the world via the opening of another "closed space" wherein Koizumi's esper allies must battle Celestials。 The thing is， this story is less than 50 pages long， roughly a quarter the length of the Melancholy novel， so it just feels incredibly shitty to have 30 or so pages of mundane slice-of-life goings-on only for them to get pushed aside in favor of raised stakes w/r/t Haruhi's subconscious rampaging。 The other thing is， closed space is hardly actually relevant here， and the issue manages to get solved without an actual Celestial counter， side-stepping any potential for another kiss between Haruhi and Kyon， an event Kyon seems to fear after the conclusion of Melancholy。 Indeed， this is not stated explicitly， nor was it mentioned so outright in the Sigh novel， but there are enough hints as to cement this story as a direct sequel to Melancholy。Sigh informs us of a six-month gap between Melancholy and itself， and the four stories in this novel occur over the course of this gap。 "Boredom" （the story） is set closely after Melancholy， and this temporal proximity is another reason why the story felt so weak to me。 Actually， that's unfair。 The story felt weak because it simply felt like exactly what it was， a short story published in a magazine with the express purpose of drumming up hype for the novel series。 According to the afterword of the Boredom book as a whole， Tanigawa actually published this story before the Melancholy was itself published， so perhaps it shouldn't be considered too egregious that this novel is such an obvious sequel to the as-of-then-unreleased novel， but the fact is that this story just felt too "sequel-y" as to feel contrived。 Moments such as Haruhi aborting an attempt at giving Mikuru a ponytail in front of Kyon would be better in a full-length story， but here they just feel like "hey， do you get it？" moments。I don't know。 My issue with "Boredom" is 90% concerning the pacing。 The character interactions within are pretty strong， they just maybe feel a little weird having read Sigh first。 "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" and "Mysterique Sign" are a lot better in comparison， having enough temporal distance from the events of "Melancholy" as to act as adequate breathing room。 They feel more fleshed out and natural， maybe。 "Real，" even。 As if these are more organic follow-ups to the Melancholy story。 And they ignore the basic "Haruhi gets upset and starts ruining the fabric of reality" plot points that may threaten the series's lapse into formula。 "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" features a little time-traveling with Kyon and Mikuru， wherein we learn Kyon was the one who helped a middle-schooler Haruhi create the Nazca-esque message mentioned in the Melancholy novel。 Kyon is also probably the one who suggested to Haruhi that his high school might have aliens， time travelers， and espers （but no sliders）。 We also learn that Yuki can more or less exist outside of time， syncing her past and present selves。 This story also apparently directly sets up the next novel， Disappearance， but I haven't read that yet， so we'll see。 "Mysterique Sign" does well to call back to the computer club's president as mentioned in Melancholy， while also introducing the concept of a "closed circle" reminiscent of Haruhi's "closed space，" as well as near-divine forces other than Yuki's "data overmind" and Haruhi herself。 Kyon's narration also teases the possibility that Yuki's been going around "correcting" errors in reality without informing the other SOS Brigade members， that her choice to bring them into this case could be an example of her emotional development， allowing her friends to join in on her activities。 We are also made a little more aware that Yuki is the one mostly responsible for fixing Haruhi's fuck-ups， which may or may not be important foreshadowing。 According to the afterword， with this story Tanigawa was compelled to change the series's title to Fight On， Nagato， so probably we're about to get some more focus on Yuki Nagato， which can only be fun。"Remote Island Syndrome" threatens to be a shark-jump， opening in medias res with the SOS Brigade stumbling upon an apparent murder。 The idea is that Haruhi's desire to go to a rich man's manor on an otherwise deserted island spawns from her belief that something exciting might occur， such as a murder。 （It's somewhat relevant that Haruhi appears to be interested in the mystery genre， retroactively setting up Koizumi's intended solution to the problem at the heart of the Sigh novel） Of course， Kyon and the SOS Brigade fear that Haruhi will subconsciously will a murder to happen on the island， particularly if a hurricane were to occur， thus isolating the island further from society。 And indeed a hurricane does come to hit the island。 And indeed the manor's owner seems to be victim to a murder。 Fortunately， it turns out to be a ruse set up by Koizumi as an elaborate prank， diverting Haruhi from dreaming up an extraordinary scenario by keeping her content with a comparatively mundane situation。 I don't read many mysteries， but I kind of feel the idea of such a "gotcha！" ending is to be expected these days。 Like， the whole purpose of the mystery genre seems to have looped into subverting every possible cliched ending， and then maybe moving to a subversion of the subversion by having genuine usage of tropes。 Basically， having read Nisioisin's second Zaregoto novel kind of led me to suspect mystery light novels to have such non-endings。 Whatever。Lastly， even if I don't care too much for "Boredom" itself， the following three stories do well to deserve a spot in Haruhi-ism canon。 "Boredom" might feel a little too contrived as a follow-up to Melancholy， but the rest of the stories follow "Boredom" perfectly， with just the right amount of callbacks to establish the book as something adjacent to a cohesive novel。 And even if the reader knows Sigh comes next chronologically， apparently the "Bamboo" story sets up the next novel for release order。 So there's that。 。。。more

Gregory Blake ，

I enjoyed reading it， especially the short story Mysteric Sign。Also， now I'm wondering if there's some sort of Comic Code for anime， because they completely cut out the part where the SOS Brigade got drunk from the Summer Trip arc in Season 2 of the show。 I enjoyed reading it， especially the short story Mysteric Sign。Also， now I'm wondering if there's some sort of Comic Code for anime， because they completely cut out the part where the SOS Brigade got drunk from the Summer Trip arc in Season 2 of the show。 。。。more

Quinlan ，

The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya is the third novel in the series， and unlike the previous two is a collection of 4 short stories rather than chapters。 This makes the reading experience a bit different but nonetheless entertaining。 I will be reviewing the four stories individually and doing a bit of comparison between them。The first story is the titular The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya and details the exploits of the SOS Brigade as they enter a city baseball tournament。 I found this story the most e The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya is the third novel in the series， and unlike the previous two is a collection of 4 short stories rather than chapters。 This makes the reading experience a bit different but nonetheless entertaining。 I will be reviewing the four stories individually and doing a bit of comparison between them。The first story is the titular The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya and details the exploits of the SOS Brigade as they enter a city baseball tournament。 I found this story the most entertaining of the four。 As has come to be expected at this point， supernatural forces come in to play to comedic result。The second story is Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody and while it starts off ordinary， Kyon ends up travelling three years back in time and meeting a younger Haruhi。 What follows provides highly interesting and potentially paradoxical insight on Haruhi's past。 I found this story less entertaining than the first but definitely the most interesting。The third story is Mysterique Sign and follows the disappearance of the computer club president from the first novel。 If you've seen the anime adaptation， this story happens much earlier there。 This story was not as interesting as the others but rather is somewhat suspenseful and is the first time the SOS Brigade receives and investigates paranormal activity。The fourth story is Remote Island Syndrome and follows the SOS Brigade as they spend time during summer break at a mansion on a remote island， as per Haruhi's wishes。 This story I personally found a bit slow and not very exciting， but I believe this is because I have seen the anime adaptation already and know the ending。 。。。more

Andersen Albert ，

A collection of short shories， that are very interesting。My personal favourite is "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody"， which is very clear when you read further in the series。 Again， the characters are the biggest selling point， and they deliver again。If you were disappointed by "The Sigh"， then this book is a bit better。 Still not a good as the first volume though。 A collection of short shories， that are very interesting。My personal favourite is "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody"， which is very clear when you read further in the series。 Again， the characters are the biggest selling point， and they deliver again。If you were disappointed by "The Sigh"， then this book is a bit better。 Still not a good as the first volume though。 。。。more

Aeon ，

Didn't quite feel like the first two books。 It was kind of like reading short stories。 Even these short stories didn't feel up to the mark as expected from Suzumiya Haruhi。 3 stars Didn't quite feel like the first two books。 It was kind of like reading short stories。 Even these short stories didn't feel up to the mark as expected from Suzumiya Haruhi。 3 stars 。。。more

Ecem Yücel ，

This volume has 4 stories of Haruhi Suzumiya and her SOS Brigade。 I'm familiar with these stories since I watched them as anime episodes （except maybe the one they attend to a baseball tournament）。 But reading the second story "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" made me think of what I didn't think before， while watching it as an anime episode: Just how lonely a little girl could be， in order to draw huge， weird lines -which are to be interpreted by Nagato as a message that says "I am here" - on the playgrou This volume has 4 stories of Haruhi Suzumiya and her SOS Brigade。 I'm familiar with these stories since I watched them as anime episodes （except maybe the one they attend to a baseball tournament）。 But reading the second story "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" made me think of what I didn't think before， while watching it as an anime episode: Just how lonely a little girl could be， in order to draw huge， weird lines -which are to be interpreted by Nagato as a message that says "I am here" - on the playground of her middle school， in order to reach some extraordinary beings such as aliens， expers and time travellers？ How lonely was Haruhi to seek hope from other worlds and/or alternate universes？ What caused her to turn her gaze away from the people around her up to the skies？When I think of these questions and some other things， this world and these characters Nagaru Tanigawa created seem more and more magical and real at the same time。 It's like I am shaken by finding similarities between me as a little girl and Haruhi as a little girl。 I'm sure many children had/still have lonely childhoods and looked for an escape via fantasies （for example， reading books -especially fantasy ones- and losing myself in other worlds was my escape as a little girl， well， it still is， in a sense）， and it feels like Haruhi is a magnified demonstration of our lonely， melancholic times。 For that， it feels so very magical and so very real to read/watch/meet a girl， a character like this。As a big fan of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya （I even have a cat named Yuki， after Yuki Nagato）， I've watched every anime episode and the movie， and surely learned many things about these characters and their world， but these questions I have in mind have yet to be answered。 So I'm hoping， as I read these light novels （I have all 11 of them on my shelf right now） the answers to my current and probably future questions will reveal one by one。 Love this world and these characters， and can't wait to read more。 。。。more

Tasnim ，

Damn， the arcs just kept on getting better and better- with Kyon continuing to show signs of being such an excellent protagonist whose narration keeps on investing me in the story。 Can't wait to the read the next one though， cause that's when shit gets real :O Damn， the arcs just kept on getting better and better- with Kyon continuing to show signs of being such an excellent protagonist whose narration keeps on investing me in the story。 Can't wait to the read the next one though， cause that's when shit gets real :O 。。。more

Mateo Sánchez ，

Muy buenas historias， algunas de ellas utilizadas como relleno en el anime， pero el libro las cuenta con más detalle haciéndolas más envolventes。

Adrian ，

Another great entry into the Haruhi Light novel series！

Carlota ，

Haruhi sigue con sus locuras XD， me encanta esta chica :P

Dony Grayman ，

Tercera novela， edición española。 Contó con una reedición en el año 2015。

Kenchiin ，

Mystery， time-travel， and some action。 A wonderful mix for this third volume。

Fugo Feedback ，

No me aburrió pero sí se me hizo un poquito larga。 Después me explayo en cada relato。

Alex ，

Three stars seems a little bit unfair but damn if I can't be allowed to be a little unfair on occasion。 The truth is that I thoroughly enjoyed this third outing of the SOS Club and particularly appreciated the shift from longer adventures to short and succinct stories。 The trouble is， as an artform we all know that the short story is the hardest art to master and， as entertaining as these stories are on one level， each and every one of them just falls short of achieve the level of idea or grace Three stars seems a little bit unfair but damn if I can't be allowed to be a little unfair on occasion。 The truth is that I thoroughly enjoyed this third outing of the SOS Club and particularly appreciated the shift from longer adventures to short and succinct stories。 The trouble is， as an artform we all know that the short story is the hardest art to master and， as entertaining as these stories are on one level， each and every one of them just falls short of achieve the level of idea or grace that it was shooting for。 *slight spoilers*The Boredom of Haruhi is a nice little tale and perhaps the most successful here since it doesn't aim for much beyond giving the more mysterious members of the club an opportunity to alter events contrary to reality。 There's a nice moment towards the end when Kyonsuggests maybe that the baseball champions deserved their victory and that the Brigade should bow out of the tournament gracefully and Haruhi accepts， and then the most amusing ending as Haruhi decides that maybe they should try Soccer or football。。Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody is an attempt at whimsical melancholia that almost pays off， going for a slight story with emotion， but the writing style isn't really up to it and the story is a little too slight。 I liked it， nevertheless and it left me feeling satisfied and， introducing the time travel element gave the series another fun angle to play with。Mysterique Sign was the weakest。 It started out as an intriguing mystery and sort of pattered out into nothing much interesting。 Again， on reflection the events in the story will help to flesh out the Haruhi universe， but on its own it wasn't a massively intriguing piece。Remote Island Syndrome is the longest story in the volume and was translated into a particularly good 2-parter for the show。 It's got a nice conceit and almost succeeds in deconstructing the mystery novel， but again there just isn't enough here to get your teeth into。 There's even a moment towards the end where Itsuki confesses that he had a whole lot of activities setup but the whole thing got cut short， and this sounded like as much an apology for the swiftness of the story as much as anything else。 On the one hand it almost works on a meta-level， but on the other hand 。。。 it felt like cheating the reader a little。 So， the whole story deals us a mystery that isn't a mystery that would have been intriguing but deliberately sells itself short to make a clever point。 It's everything I like about Haruhi but it also leaves one wanting more。Overall this feels like a warm up for the next one， which is widely regarded as one of the best （the movie was certainly stupendous） and it definitely does a terrific job of broadening the world of the SOS Brigade， so it's a hard thing to be so critical。 Yet be critical I must！ 。。。more

Rene Signoret ，

I really enjoyed this book， it was nice all the stories， specially the island story。

Joseph Hare ，

The third entry in the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a mixed bag quite literally， it is the first novel by Tanigawa that is composed of short stories stitched together for the purpose of publishing。 Each story has it's own values and reasosn for existing， the first one for example is a simple narrative about the SOS Brigade getting involved in a baseball tournament， and whilst there is some further observances into the main conflict of the series， that is， Haruhi's effect on the world， it exists sol The third entry in the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a mixed bag quite literally， it is the first novel by Tanigawa that is composed of short stories stitched together for the purpose of publishing。 Each story has it's own values and reasosn for existing， the first one for example is a simple narrative about the SOS Brigade getting involved in a baseball tournament， and whilst there is some further observances into the main conflict of the series， that is， Haruhi's effect on the world， it exists soley as a way to further develop these characters and have them interact with each other in some not-so-critical situations。 I can't say I totally approve of the way this is done， in most novels that kind of characterization is spread out in small scenes between the main events， this is a different way of doing it， but I don't think it pays off， reading page after page about the characters playing baseball is （ironically） boring。Luckily the rest of the stories more than make up for the weak beginning， the 'Bamboo Leaf Rhaspody' is the first storyline in the Suzumiya series where Kyon really affects the flow of events in a serious way， because I like to write spoiler-free reviews I won't say what happens， but I will say that it's storylines like this that make Haruhi stand out in the genre of light novels。Funnily enough I didn't really enjoy 'Remote Island Syndrome' on this read through， I remember absolutely loving it the first time I read the series， but this time it just felt overdrawn。 I think the problem with it is that it has no substance， when you're reading it the first time you think that the events are really substantial and are going to change things， but that isn't true， and once you know it isn't true you realize how disposable this story really is。 Rereading Bamboo was enjoyable because it did have substance， and I felt like I was rediscovering the intrigue of those events。 That being said， the Island storyline is great fun for new readers， it has a genuinely satisfying twist， and it feels fresh and new， it definitely stands out substantially from the rest of the Haruhi series， even now。There was also a short story （the name escapes me right now） about the SOS Brigade's logo。 It sounds boring， but throw in some 'data manipulation' and 'alien immaterial lifeforms' and it's actually really interesting。 And besides， any focus on Yuki Nagato is fine by me， now onto Disappearance。。。 。。。more

Ashley Will ，

Fun collection of four different stories in the Haruhi Suzumiya series

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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