The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Summary
WHAT IF YOU WOKE UP ONE MORNING， AND EVERYTHING HAD CHANGED？
It’s one week before Christmas Eve， and Haruhi and the rest of the SOS Brigade are gearing up for holiday festivities。 But just before the fun kicks off， Kyon， the only “normal” member， wakes up in a weird alternate dimension， one where Haruhi attends another school entirely， Nagato the time traveling robot is just an ordinary human， and Mikuru （the cute girl of Kyon’s dreams） doesn’t even recognize him—in other words， the SOS Brigade never existed。
The only clue Kyon can find is a bookmark left by the robot version of Nagato， which leads him on a quest back in time， where he once again encounters the events of “Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody，” a short story from the previous Haruhi book， The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya。 This fun and quirky holiday tale is reminiscent of A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life。
It’s one week before Christmas Eve， and Haruhi and the rest of the SOS Brigade are gearing up for holiday festivities。 But just before the fun kicks off， Kyon， the only “normal” member， wakes up in a weird alternate dimension， one where Haruhi attends another school entirely， Nagato the time traveling robot is just an ordinary human， and Mikuru （the cute girl of Kyon’s dreams） doesn’t even recognize him—in other words， the SOS Brigade never existed。
The only clue Kyon can find is a bookmark left by the robot version of Nagato， which leads him on a quest back in time， where he once again encounters the events of “Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody，” a short story from the previous Haruhi book， The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya。 This fun and quirky holiday tale is reminiscent of A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life。
Reviews
cameron
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This is definitely the best one so far
Mylove4book
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看完電影再來重溫。 本篇就是讓阿虛承認自己口嫌體正直嘛。。。。。。不過看完發現， 照最近發售的涼宮春日的直覺 裡的第一篇"無厘數"， 前面古泉跟阿虛哀哀淒淒講得那些，原來就是這個事件~ 當時看得一頭霧水。 畢竟"消失"的內容幾乎都忘光光。。。接下來就可以慢慢補小說接下來的部分啦。 有點想略過短篇就是了。。。。。。P。S。 長門分明就是被那15532次的暑假搞當機的吧XD 看完電影再來重溫。 本篇就是讓阿虛承認自己口嫌體正直嘛。。。。。。不過看完發現， 照最近發售的涼宮春日的直覺 裡的第一篇"無厘數"， 前面古泉跟阿虛哀哀淒淒講得那些，原來就是這個事件~ 當時看得一頭霧水。 畢竟"消失"的內容幾乎都忘光光。。。接下來就可以慢慢補小說接下來的部分啦。 有點想略過短篇就是了。。。。。。P。S。 長門分明就是被那15532次的暑假搞當機的吧XD 。。。more
Caleb Guice
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's really quite incredible what a good adaptation can do。 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film is my favorite anime film of all time， and a very close contender for my favorite animated film period。 Needless to say， I had high expectations coming into this novel。Unfortunately， this is the novel where Tanigawa's weak prose， hit-or-miss internal monologue， corny metaphors， and redundant information really shows itself。 Maybe it's all the fault of a bad translation， but this fantastic time t It's really quite incredible what a good adaptation can do。 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film is my favorite anime film of all time， and a very close contender for my favorite animated film period。 Needless to say， I had high expectations coming into this novel。Unfortunately， this is the novel where Tanigawa's weak prose， hit-or-miss internal monologue， corny metaphors， and redundant information really shows itself。 Maybe it's all the fault of a bad translation， but this fantastic time travel drama tale feels mishandled when the text comes across as amateurish half the time。 Still， it's a great story with great characters， culminating in a shocking and satisfying conclusion。Of course， all the positive aspects of this book are only elevated in the film by thoughtful animation， emotional voice acting， and an engrossing soundtrack。 Meanwhile the negative aspects of the book， namely the sentence-to-sentence text， is whittled down to the core of its meaning and what doesn't work in the text is removed or reworked in a way that so beautifully works on the screen。 For example， Kyon's internal conflict about which world he should choose in the text is just a stream of consciousness couple of pages where "I" and "you" become so interchangeable， it loses that feeling that these are two sides of Kyon arguing with each other。 Whereas in the film， a second Kyon literally stands on himself and demands him to make a choice。I'm not normally one to say the movie is better than the book。 It's so rare， in fact， that I had to make such a big deal of it in this review。 Because when all is said and done， if we never got the film， I would laud this as a wonderful shift in tone for the series， going from a lighthearted supernatural slice of lice comedy to a more thoughtful drama that I hope the rest of the series continues doing。 But we do have the movie， and I can't help but compare。 And when it all culminates in the final moment with Nagato， her "Thank you" to Kyon is heartbreaking and powerful， but it can't quite touch the sheer emotion and weight of the scene in the movie， where the subtle animation touches and Nagato's soft but painfully emotive voice drives home the importance of that single scene。 So for me， I'll take the film。 。。。more
Britt
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So far this is my favorite Haruhi volume and it really isn't a contest anyway considering how this develops further and further anything it had established on the past booksAnd tell meAre you happy with the current world you live in？Maybe that's a question for another day， one where I don't have a headache to begin with So far this is my favorite Haruhi volume and it really isn't a contest anyway considering how this develops further and further anything it had established on the past booksAnd tell meAre you happy with the current world you live in？Maybe that's a question for another day， one where I don't have a headache to begin with 。。。more
Ana RLobato
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Sin duda， el mejor de la saga。
kordan
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Whew。 It was impressive to read at how Kyon's character development went better compared to Book 2。 I can't believe that I spent 3hrs reading this book until morning hits up — this just means that the volume truly piqued my interest at maximum。 Love it。 Whew。 It was impressive to read at how Kyon's character development went better compared to Book 2。 I can't believe that I spent 3hrs reading this book until morning hits up — this just means that the volume truly piqued my interest at maximum。 Love it。 。。。more
Lai Miller
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涼宮絕對是我讀過最好看的輕小說系列，而這本則絕對是我讀過最好看的涼宮系列。即使我是看過電影版後才看小說，我還是被作者將你緩緩帶入這個謎團的文字能力所征服。
Lina
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La desaparición de Haruhi Suzumiya， es un libro en el cual "ten cuidado con lo que deseas" es llevado al extremo。 En este libro， y en los anteriores， Kyon nos da a entender que le fastidia un montón ser la mascota de Haruhi y verse envuelto en situaciones ridículas por su causa， y no es que alguien pueda culparlo。Faltando muy poco para navidad， Kyon ve la única cosa que nunca se imagina que pasaría， suceder: un mundo en el que tiene una vida normal， sin interferencias de ningún tipo。 Aquí Asahin La desaparición de Haruhi Suzumiya， es un libro en el cual "ten cuidado con lo que deseas" es llevado al extremo。 En este libro， y en los anteriores， Kyon nos da a entender que le fastidia un montón ser la mascota de Haruhi y verse envuelto en situaciones ridículas por su causa， y no es que alguien pueda culparlo。Faltando muy poco para navidad， Kyon ve la única cosa que nunca se imagina que pasaría， suceder: un mundo en el que tiene una vida normal， sin interferencias de ningún tipo。 Aquí Asahina no es más que una tímida sempai， Nagato es una chica introvertida amante de los libros y que es la única miembro del club de literatura， （view spoiler）[Itsuki es un chico colado por Haruhi y la misma Haruhi， si bien mantiene su personalidad excéntrica， es mucho más centrada。 （hide spoiler）] lo que lo hace el perfecto what if？ 。En este libro vemos una nueva y muy fascinante faceta de Nagato y el como la amistad entre ella y Kyon crece， convirtiéndose él en uno de los pocos en entender lo que está pensando; el como damos por sentado muchas cosas que nos fastidian pero sin las que no podríamos vivir y como la relación tácita entre Haruhi y Kyon se profundiza （view spoiler）[ como cuando confía en que Haruhi hará lo que sea para traer a Nagato de vuelta y cuando ella es su enfermera auto-designada （hide spoiler）]。Dicho esto， es uno de mis libros preferidos de esta saga y el que me hizo declarar mi amor por las novelas ligeras。 。。。more
Will E
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is definitely the highlight of the series so far （true of the anime version too）， and I think it speaks to how good this volume actually is when I realized how very little is changed in transition to the film version， although hilariously， a visual element present in the ending of the film is specifically called out as being a tired trope by the narrator/writer in the text。 Really， the minor flaw here， and throughout the series so far， is that Tanigawa is all too happy to tell and not show。 This is definitely the highlight of the series so far （true of the anime version too）， and I think it speaks to how good this volume actually is when I realized how very little is changed in transition to the film version， although hilariously， a visual element present in the ending of the film is specifically called out as being a tired trope by the narrator/writer in the text。 Really， the minor flaw here， and throughout the series so far， is that Tanigawa is all too happy to tell and not show。 As a writer he just seems to want make sure his readers know certain things instead of discovering or intuiting them。 This can be a good thing at times - the book pointed out some smaller implications of the time traveling that I didn't notice in the film since it wasn't specifically spelled out， which for me was in fact enriching， being that I am a dummy。 So for plot machinations， this is fine。 But for some of the finer "emotional"/character discoveries， the film does a much better job of teasing things out， by eliminating some of the minor realizations Kyon has along the way， so that the major revelation at the end - Kyon misses Haruhi and his old life - is much more effective and climatic。 Yeah， it's basically "It's a Wonderful Life" but it's a damn satisfying take on it。 。。。more
José A。 Moreno
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As im doing this reading marathon i noticed something neat， Mr Tanigawa thougth this storieds very carefully。His plotting board must be quite a sight to behold
Jorge de la Vega
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The best of the bunch thus far since the original book， with a particularly smart twist on your average time travel/world sliding story。 Although marketed more as the "Xmas special" of the franchise， this is much more than that， as the author allows us not only a deeper view into the characters， but provides us with several different speculative scenarios wherein the characters are completely different to their main continuity selves。 Yuki Nagato is at the forefront of this study， although Kyon The best of the bunch thus far since the original book， with a particularly smart twist on your average time travel/world sliding story。 Although marketed more as the "Xmas special" of the franchise， this is much more than that， as the author allows us not only a deeper view into the characters， but provides us with several different speculative scenarios wherein the characters are completely different to their main continuity selves。 Yuki Nagato is at the forefront of this study， although Kyon himself moves forward from simple narrator and immersion vehicle to a character all of his own， making for a nice change， especially when factored in the almost complete absence of Haruhi's antics （which is likely at least partly responsible for the level of enjoyment this book delivers）。 Strongly written and smartly plotted， this is the SF novel this franchise needed at the precise moment it was needed， rather than just continue as a sitcom with sci-fi elements thrown in for good measure。 。。。more
Brandon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Living up to its hype， or at least the hype of its anime film adaptation， The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is by far the best novel in the series since the first installment。 Of the first four novels， only this and Melancholy accurately stand as proper narrative novels。 Sigh tries to pose as a direct sequel to Melancholy after skipping six months' worth of events， and the novel's overall plot pales in its gravity compared to the battle of its predecessor， at once offering a more relaxed "sl Living up to its hype， or at least the hype of its anime film adaptation， The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is by far the best novel in the series since the first installment。 Of the first four novels， only this and Melancholy accurately stand as proper narrative novels。 Sigh tries to pose as a direct sequel to Melancholy after skipping six months' worth of events， and the novel's overall plot pales in its gravity compared to the battle of its predecessor， at once offering a more relaxed "slice-of-life" atmosphere to cool down from the high-stakes near-apocalyptic climax of Melancholy， while also seeming like a dud explosive， promising by relation to Melancholy to give the audience another wacky ride， while in actuality all the supernatural elements are incredibly tame and the conclusion is brushed through with a bit of a non-ending。 Boredom is not even a novel， consisting instead of a handful of sequential episodes， subtly developing Nagato's character while not much else happens w/r/t Haruhi herself （and indeed the series could have benefited more， at this point， by changing its title to reflect the reliance on Nagato's plot-device powers）。 It is perhaps a little strange that Disappearance， though taking place chronologically after Sigh， mostly sidesteps the events of that second novel in favor of tying directly into the "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" story of the Boredom collection， the side-effects being a further diminishing of Sigh's overall worth w/r/t the series as a whole and a simultaneous augmentation of Boredom's own merit。After nearly a year of the SOS Brigade's existence， Kyon finds himself apparently whisked away to another dimension， parallel to his original， featuring much the same cast， only in different roles， and with the unusual return of Ryoko Asakura， formerly an agent of Nagato's same Data Overmind， and who had previously made an attempt on Kyon's life back in the first novel。 Curiously， we finally get something close to resembling a "slider" as potentially teased by Haruhi herself back in her original introduction （though， as it happens， Kyon didn't actually "slide" anywhere）。 In this different version of the world， the upperclassman Asahina has no contact with her kouhai Kyon， Nagato has changed from an emotionless alien robot to an incredibly shy， bookish girl who hides her insecurities with a mask of indifference falsely resembling her more familiar self， Koizumi's classroom straight up does not exist within this incarnation of the school building， and （in case you couldn't tell by the book's title） Haruhi seems to have disappeared entirely。Thrown into this strange new scenario without explicit guidance from his paranormal friends， Kyon has no choice but to stumble through his life， hoping for a miracle to help him figure out what moves to make。 When he visits the literary club room， former site of his world's SOS Brigade， Kyon （after accidentally almost-assaulting the meek new Nagato） is somewhat surprised to see an old computer sitting on a desk， an out-of-place artifact when no computer existed before Haruhi hijacked the room， and the one in SOS Brigade ownership was a high-end model regardless。 He also finds Nagato's copy of Dan Simmons's Hyperion， used as a plot device in Melancholy， and it contains a bookmark with a cryptic message， just as it had previously - the message is different， of course， giving Kyon something of a clue to resolve his current situation。 He is thus tasked with gathering "the keys" so that he might be freed of this new world， with a deadline of two days。Tanigawa jerks the reader around for a couple dozen pages before finally allowing Kyon to learn of Haruhi's presence in this reality。 Kyon's friend Taniguchi， having been in the nurse's office one day and absent from school the next， was （in）conveniently separated from Kyon while he screamed at Asakura for existing in Haruhi's stead。 When Taniguchi finally shows back up， he reveals that Haruhi's been attending the school adjacent to Kyon's North High， leading the observant reader to question why Haruhi would have ever attended any other school when a mysterious stranger clued her in to the existence of aliens， time travelers， and espers in North High （that is， Kyon having time-traveled to help Haruhi create faux-Nazca lines when she was in middle school， three years prior to the story's "present"）。 Luckily for both protagonist and reader alike， the Haruhi of Kouyouen Academy responds immediately to Kyon's recollections of that Tanabata holiday three years ago， with his pseudonym "John Smith" being all the proof she needs （oh， by the way， Koizumu and the rest of his class from North attend Kouyouen now）。 Strangely， Haruhi recalls a second encounter with John Smith， later in the night after the line-drawing incident。After gathering all the members of the SOS Brigade （including a traumatized Asahina）， the old computer in the literary club room kicks to life to give Kyon a message from the "real" Nagato， presenting him with the choice to either stay in this mundane world or return to the paranormal chaos of his life with Haruhi and her Brigade。 Obviously， Kyon chooses to go back to his own reality， having decided earlier in the novel that he actually misses Haruhi and her shenanigans。 He is thus thrust back in time to the day of the Tanabata festival， encountering the adult Asahina just after she had previously spoken with his several-months-earlier incarnation， whereupon Kyon realizes he did not slide to an alternate dimension， but rather the world around him was reconfigured while only he retained the knowledge of its previous incarnation。 The two of them later going to Nagato's house， after she'd frozen the several-months-earlier Kyon and Asahina （Small） in time， to be reawakened for the end of the "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" story from the previous book。 We thus learn from Nagato that she cannot synchronize with her self from the December of Kyon's first year of high school （as she could with her July self）， tasking Kyon and Asahina （Big） with fixing reality by striking the culprit with a special needle that would neutralize the power stolen from Haruhi and used to rewrite the fabric of reality。The twist？ Nagato herself was the culprit， having learned how to "feel" by hanging out with her friends in the SOS Brigade， having become overburdened from constantly righting Haruhi's own alterations to reality。 Not only did she create a mundane reality as a backward gift for Kyon， incorrectly thinking he'd prefer a simpler life， but she also resurrected Asakura to act as a fail-safe， retaining her psychotic behavior but rewriting her allegiance to the Data Overmind as a deep dedication to protecting the new， milquetoast Yuki Nagato。 Asakura manages to stab Kyon with her old knife before he has the chance to inject human！Nagato with alien！Nagato's cure。 In a tastefully abrupt deus ex machina， Kyon is saved by a second set of Nagato-Asahina-Kyon， hinting a future event wherein Kyon must use Asahina to time-travel back to December 18 and have Nagato act once more as a human（oid） shield against a homicidal Asakura。 Tanigawa thus reveals a larger-scale plan to have his characters time-travel back and forth， cementing the "Bamboo" story as integral to the series as a whole， signifying Boredom as one of the most important books for its inclusion of that tale。It should go without saying that Haruhi is the most pleased when Kyon awakens from the coma that Nagato establishes to cover up the previous three days。 In typical "tsundere" fashion， Haruhi pretends she merely cares for the well-being of her Brigade members， and unfortunately Tanigawa doesn't do too much to really make the reader feel her growing love for Kyon。 But what's most bothersome is that human！Nagato is set up so perfectly as a cute little love interest， yet the same chapter where her shy cuteness reaches its zenith is the same wherein Kyon realizes he misses Haruhi's presence。 The reader can only imagine the possibility that the malfunctioning alien！Nagato may have rebuilt herself as the demure human！Nagato to appeal to Kyon more directly， taking on a personality not unlike that of the childlike， easily-spooked Asahina。 And perhaps Asakura existed to make sure Kyon didn't leave human！Nagato's version of the world。 But alas， we are cuckholded out of a victory for Best Girl。 And without any great flags raised for Haruhi herself， as would usually end the series's stories on high notes！Postscript: Extremely fucking hyped to get around to the film adaptation， god damn。 。。。more
Αλέξης Ζησιμόπουλος
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Το τέταρτο μέρος της σειράς Light Novel του Nagaru Tanigawa είναι ίσως το καλύτερο και αποτελεί ένα υποδειγματικό σημείο αναφοράς της Light Novel κουλτούρας και του τρόπου διάρθρωσης μιας σπονδυλωτής πλοκής， πατώντας στο δρώμενα του προηγούμενου βιβλίου， κάνοντας το Endless Eight του επόμενου να αποκτήσει σημαντικότερη βαρύτητα και χαρίζοντάς μας υπόβαθρο για το έβδομο βιβλίο。 Είναι αρκετά μικρό σε έκταση και εντελώς γραμμικό στην πλοκή του。 Έχει βέβαια να κάνει με ταξίδι στον χρόνο， μα εννοώ ότ Το τέταρτο μέρος της σειράς Light Novel του Nagaru Tanigawa είναι ίσως το καλύτερο και αποτελεί ένα υποδειγματικό σημείο αναφοράς της Light Novel κουλτούρας και του τρόπου διάρθρωσης μιας σπονδυλωτής πλοκής， πατώντας στο δρώμενα του προηγούμενου βιβλίου， κάνοντας το Endless Eight του επόμενου να αποκτήσει σημαντικότερη βαρύτητα και χαρίζοντάς μας υπόβαθρο για το έβδομο βιβλίο。 Είναι αρκετά μικρό σε έκταση και εντελώς γραμμικό στην πλοκή του。 Έχει βέβαια να κάνει με ταξίδι στον χρόνο， μα εννοώ ότι δεν είναι χωρισμένο σε σύντομες ημί-αυτοτελείς ιστορίες όπως συνήθως。 Έχω μια προδιάθεση να μου αρέσουν τα Χριστουγεννιάτικα έργα και εδώ το έχουμε στο περίπου αυτό。 Ωστόσο， δεν είναι απλά και μόνο αυτός ο λόγος που το λατρεύω。 Διαδραματίζεται στα μέσα Δεκεμβρίου και υπάρχουν ετοιμασίες για την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων。 Πολύ περισσότερο απ' αυτό όμως， η ιστορία αυτή παραλληλίζει με έναν τρόπο το A Christmas Carol του Dickens και ίσως ακόμη και το It's a Wonderful Life （την ταινία του Capra）。 Ενέχει ένα feel-good μήνυμα， όχι ακριβώς ένα ηθικό δίδαγμα ή μια αλλαγή χαρακτήρα ή ένα νόημα που απορρέει απ' το εορταστικό πνεύμα。 Έχει να κάνει με την συνειδητοποίηση των όσων έχεις και ίσως δεν αντιλαμβάνεσαι。 Αυτά που θεωρούμε δεδομένα （έξυπνο που χρησιμοποίησα τη λέξη "δεδομένα"， ε;）。 Και απ' την άλλη， αυτά που μας ευχαριστούν αλλά και δυσαρεστούν。 Αυτά τα οποία μπορεί ένας άλλος να τα βλέπει εντελώς διαφορετικά από μας， μα δεν μπήκαμε στον κόπο να μπούμε στη θέση του。 Και αν είχες την ευκαιρία να τα αλλάξεις όλα， τι θα έκανες; Τι θα κρατούσες; Τι θα άλλαζες; Τι έχει πραγματικά σημασία για σένα αν σου πέσει η ευθύνη; Η Haruhi， εξαφανίστηκε。 Τίποτα δεν είναι περίεργο。 Όλα και όλοι είναι κανονικοί， εννοώντας φυσιολογικοί。 Και ο Kyon είναι ο μόνος που το αντιλαμβάνεται και καλείται να λύσει το τι συμβαίνει。 Ταυτόχρονα είναι ο μόνος που πάντα ήθελε αυτό να συμβεί και να βρει την ησυχία του。 Οι διαφορετικές εκδοχές των χαρακτήρων， όσο σύντομα και αν εμφανίζονται， είναι θεσπέσια δοσμένες。 Το όλο σκηνικό， premise， setting και ο βηματισμός της πλοκής είναι τόσο όσο πρέπει。 Δεν με ενθουσιάζει το ταξίδι στον χρόνο， ειδικά όπως συνηθίζουμε να το βλέπουμε στα βιβλία αυτά， μα εδώ δεν με πείραξε τόσο。 Ήταν και η πρώτη φορά που βλέπαμε κάτι σε τέτοια κλίμακα και η μικρή αποκάλυψη/ανατροπή ήταν καλοδεχούμενη。 Όλα είναι κυκλικά και αλληλοεξαρτώμενα και αυτό δεν είναι κακό。Το βιβλίο επικεντρώνεται στον Kyon， του οποίου ο χαρακτήρας εξελίσσεται και αποκτά γερά， τα πιο γερά που θα μπορούσε， θεμέλια για όλο το υπόλοιπο έργο。 Είναι πραγματικά θαυμάσιος ο μονόλογος και η αποφάσεις που παίρνει， όχι αναθεωρώντας κάτι， μα για πρώτη φορά με το να παραδέχεται αυτό που πάντα ξέραμε στον εαυτό του。 Μένει ένα αισιόδοξο και （ναι， οκ） κάπως Χριστουγεννιάτικο μήνυμα στο τέλος: Ότι υπάρχουν κάποιες σταθερές， που είναι τα πράγματα που αγαπάς και δεν μπορείς να κάνεις δίχως αυτά。 Όσες κορυφές και βούρκους κι αν περάσεις， όταν κάτι σε γεμίζει εξαρτάσαι από αυτό και εξαρτάται από σένα αυτό。 Σε έναν κόσμο που όλοι είναι Kyon και παραπονιούνται που δεν είναι Haruhi ή που υπάρχει κάποια σαν την Haruhi， το βιβλίο αυτό μας θυμίζει ότι είναι αρκετό να είσαι Kyon για να καθορίζεις όπως σου αρέσει τη ζωή σου。Ό， τι και αν είναι αυτό με το οποίο καταπιάνεσαι τελικά。 。。。more
Quinlan
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is the fifth novel in the series， and has a different tone than previous novels。 While preparing for a Christmas party with the SOS Brigade， Kyon wakes up one day and finds the world completely changed; Himself being the only one who has any memory of the change。This novel was adapted into a successful movie which does a great job of conveying the story， however the novel has some notable advantages in terms of conveying suspense。 In the novel the name of a c The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is the fifth novel in the series， and has a different tone than previous novels。 While preparing for a Christmas party with the SOS Brigade， Kyon wakes up one day and finds the world completely changed; Himself being the only one who has any memory of the change。This novel was adapted into a successful movie which does a great job of conveying the story， however the novel has some notable advantages in terms of conveying suspense。 In the novel the name of a character can be implied for several pages， leaving the reader guessing who it is， whereas in the anime you will just recognize them by appearance。I recommend this novel to fans of the series， especially fans of the Disappearance movie。 You will need to have read at least Melancholy for the character and setting establishments before reading this novel。 。。。more
Andersen Albert
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Easily the best book in the series so far！The story puts a very unique spin of things， and gives you a lot of perspective on the characters。 Especially Yuki Nagato and Kyon， who get the most character development。 Even if you only remotely liked the previous volumes， this one is definitely worth reading！ ^_^
Minh Nhân Nguyễn
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3，5 saoVì đọc nhiều review nói tập 3 là tập truyện ngắn， không ảnh hưởng đến cốt truyện chính nên mình mới bỏ qua nó nhưng đọc xong cuốn này rồi mới thấy đó là quyết định không đúng đắn cho lắm。 Tập 4 này liên quan khá chặt chẽ đến một câu chuyện trong số đó， ngoài ra những truyện khác cũng được nhắc thoáng qua。 Nội dung những truyện ấy cũng được nhắc lại trong đây nên không lo bị khó hiểu nhưng khi đọc vẫn cảm thấy thiếu thiếu cái gì đó。Thật ra serie này mình đã định dừng ở tập 2 rồi nhưng đọc 3，5 saoVì đọc nhiều review nói tập 3 là tập truyện ngắn， không ảnh hưởng đến cốt truyện chính nên mình mới bỏ qua nó nhưng đọc xong cuốn này rồi mới thấy đó là quyết định không đúng đắn cho lắm。 Tập 4 này liên quan khá chặt chẽ đến một câu chuyện trong số đó， ngoài ra những truyện khác cũng được nhắc thoáng qua。 Nội dung những truyện ấy cũng được nhắc lại trong đây nên không lo bị khó hiểu nhưng khi đọc vẫn cảm thấy thiếu thiếu cái gì đó。Thật ra serie này mình đã định dừng ở tập 2 rồi nhưng đọc được nhiều bình luận khen về tập này， thậm chí cho rằng đây là cuốn hay nhất serie nên mình mới đọc thử。 Và có lẽ vì quá mong chờ một câu chuyện hấp dẫn gây cấn nên khi đọc xong mình có phần thất vọng。 Khách quan mà nói cuốn này hay hơn đứt tập 2， nó tiếp nối được nhiều ưu điểm của tập đầu tiên， nhưng theo mình thì vẫn không hay bằng tập 1， nhất là ở cái không khí mới mẻ， tươi vui của một cuốn light novel mở đầu。Tình huống trong đây khá bất ngờ， gây nhiều tò mò và đến sau cùng cũng có một lời giải thích hợp lý。 Nhưng không khí truyện hơi bị trầm buồn và bức bối， đặc biệt là trách nhiệm đổ lên vai Kyon quá lớn。 Đây là điểm mình thấy hay nhất trong tập này， quyết định mà Kyon buộc phải đưa ra giữa các lựa chọn thật sự khá nghiêm túc và nặng nề， có lẽ những tập gần cuối cũng sẽ có nhiều những phút giây trầm buồn như thế。Trong cuốn này có một sự thay đổi của một nhân vật có thể xem là yêu thích nhất của mình ở những tập trước khiến mình cũng khá thất vọng ~_~Điều mình thích khi đọc light novel đó chính là dù thế giới trong đó có bay bổng， khó tưởng đến thế nào thì tác giả vẫn đi đến cùng với trò chơi mình đặt ra。 Làm mình thấy thế giới đó dù là tưởng tượng nhưng vẫn hiện ra rất thật， mọi tình tiết đều rất logic với những nguyên tắc trong thế giới đó， và đó là sản phẩm của sự đầu tư chất xám nghiệm túc chứ không phải tha hồ vẽ vời bay bổng như vẻ ngoài của nó。 Trong cuốn này cũng vậy， từng chi tiết nhỏ đều được lý giải một cách logic， cho thấy được sự tôn trọng của tác giả đối với người đọc， đôi lúc có cảm giác đọc tiểu thuyết thật sự chứ không phải light novel nữa。Sau tập này thì chắc sẽ ngưng đọc các tập tiếp theo thật rồi。 Nhưng mình vẫn rất thích serie này， đặc biệt là các nhân vật trong đó。 Và có lẽ cũng vẫn sẽ ngóng chờ đọc tập cuối， à 2 phần của tập cuối mới đúng chứ， nghe nói đó là tập hay nhất serie ấy :p。 。。。more
Dony Grayman
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Edición española distribuida también en Argentina。 Tomo 4 de 10/11; único en ser adaptado a un largometraje。
Kevin
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It's a wonderful life Japanese style。 Haruhi disappears and Kyon freaks out。 Great read I love this series。 It's a wonderful life Japanese style。 Haruhi disappears and Kyon freaks out。 Great read I love this series。 。。。more
Tasnim
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I have watched the Disappearance movie twice now， given how it is hands down one of my absolute favourite things in the world- so it was natural for me to read the source material。 And my oh my， it was no surprise that I was thoroughly invested in the story。 This was a major turning point in the story and a new beginning for all of our characters。 I already loved Kyon and Yuki， but after this particular arc- I ended up loving them a million times more which i didn't believe was possible。 I was t I have watched the Disappearance movie twice now， given how it is hands down one of my absolute favourite things in the world- so it was natural for me to read the source material。 And my oh my， it was no surprise that I was thoroughly invested in the story。 This was a major turning point in the story and a new beginning for all of our characters。 I already loved Kyon and Yuki， but after this particular arc- I ended up loving them a million times more which i didn't believe was possible。 I was touched seeing how perfectly Kyon understood Yuki， and that final moment shared by the two still means everything to me。 The science fiction aspects despite being confusing， was just so fascinating and the way the story twists and turns leading up to the ultimate climax was handled excellently。 I seriously can't wait to see what else this promising series has to offer。P。S:- KyonxYuki is ultimate OTP <3 。。。more
Mateo Sánchez
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La película narra muy bien la historia， pero la ventaja de los libros es que nos ponen en la perspectiva de Kyon， eso es particularmente importante en este libro ya que él toma un papel mucho más protagónico。 Además cuestiona al lector ¿Tú que decisión tomarías？
Adrian
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Just as amazing as the film adaptation！ This book offers a look at the Haruhi series we haven't seen before。 The main focus of this story is just how much Haruhi has changed Kyon's world。 This simple idea carries a lot of emotional weight and interesting ideas resulting in a fascinating read。 Taking a retrospective look at the series starting with this story and looking backwards reveals just how much Tanigawa developed the characters。 Just as amazing as the film adaptation！ This book offers a look at the Haruhi series we haven't seen before。 The main focus of this story is just how much Haruhi has changed Kyon's world。 This simple idea carries a lot of emotional weight and interesting ideas resulting in a fascinating read。 Taking a retrospective look at the series starting with this story and looking backwards reveals just how much Tanigawa developed the characters。 。。。more
Austin Lee
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This is probably the best book in the Haruhi series， period。 From page one， the book hooks you into it's amazing story filled with mysteries and twists that force you to question the integrity of Kyon's friends。 After reading this book， it feels as if that all the books before it was just prepping you for the pure amazement of this story。 With an equally excellent movie for it， this book is a must read for anyone interested in mystery。 This is probably the best book in the Haruhi series， period。 From page one， the book hooks you into it's amazing story filled with mysteries and twists that force you to question the integrity of Kyon's friends。 After reading this book， it feels as if that all the books before it was just prepping you for the pure amazement of this story。 With an equally excellent movie for it， this book is a must read for anyone interested in mystery。 。。。more
mayday
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm not really a fan of the writing style， but considering the fact that this was originally a light novel in Japanese， and it had to be translated for an English audience。。。hey， this was pretty good。 And the plot twist at the end was brilliant。 I wished it could have been longer and more detailed， though。 I think the thing I like the most about the entire Haruhi series is the fact that the weirdness， and the entire science fiction part of it， is almost always very subtle。 There aren't many gian I'm not really a fan of the writing style， but considering the fact that this was originally a light novel in Japanese， and it had to be translated for an English audience。。。hey， this was pretty good。 And the plot twist at the end was brilliant。 I wished it could have been longer and more detailed， though。 I think the thing I like the most about the entire Haruhi series is the fact that the weirdness， and the entire science fiction part of it， is almost always very subtle。 There aren't many giant explosions or insanely long transformation sequences or anything。 The parts where Nagato does things like transfer data telepathically to Mikuru by merely tapping her hand， and the fact that Kyon takes pretty much everything as normal by now。。。it suggests a more elegant kind of sci-fi， reminiscent of magical realism。 I hereby coin the term "scientific fictional realism。" 。。。more
Anthony Binas
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If you're familiar with the series， this is a must have。 Best story in the franchise。 If you're familiar with the series， this is a must have。 Best story in the franchise。 。。。more
Yuki
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#booksiboughtonsummervacationcuzijustcantresistthetemptationduh no。10Ah， brought the wrong book in the series。 I haven't even read book 3 yet。 Oh well。。。。 :/I loathed the first and second book， I just couldn't like Suzumiya's character。 But this was different。 Despise not being able to understand some of the events that were mentioned （due to the reason above）， this volume was strangely charming。 Tanigawa was able to keep record of all of the events in his plot， although the timeline in this boo #booksiboughtonsummervacationcuzijustcantresistthetemptationduh no。10Ah， brought the wrong book in the series。 I haven't even read book 3 yet。 Oh well。。。。 :/I loathed the first and second book， I just couldn't like Suzumiya's character。 But this was different。 Despise not being able to understand some of the events that were mentioned （due to the reason above）， this volume was strangely charming。 Tanigawa was able to keep record of all of the events in his plot， although the timeline in this book is not at all straight。 Also， the characters， and the mechanics behind their power are very elaborated。 What excited me the most， are the numorous astronomical references。About this versionIt was such a pain reading this in Vietnamese， due to the science - fiction terms。 What the hell does thể ý niệm hợp nhất even mean？Recommended forAnyone who loves hyperactive schoolgirls + passive dudes + aliens + book - loving robots。 。。。more
Alex
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What exactly does Haruhi represent？ Whilst the melancholy of Haruhi Suzamiya posits that she's some kind of playful， unappeasable God like being who acts on a capricious whim， the stated conclusion to this particular novel suggests that she also represents the pure fun and joy of life。 My own thoughts on this are that furthermore， she's a metaphor for maybe fiction or ideas， or imagination or possibly anything you like because the question of this novel is "could you do without her"？ and at the What exactly does Haruhi represent？ Whilst the melancholy of Haruhi Suzamiya posits that she's some kind of playful， unappeasable God like being who acts on a capricious whim， the stated conclusion to this particular novel suggests that she also represents the pure fun and joy of life。 My own thoughts on this are that furthermore， she's a metaphor for maybe fiction or ideas， or imagination or possibly anything you like because the question of this novel is "could you do without her"？ and at the end Kyon posits that you'd be absolutely crazy to suggest that you couldn't。 It's ironic， then， that having watched the anime through a couple of times and now， ploughing through the original novels， I'd have to say the same thing; once you've got a taste of Haruhi Suzamiya you couldn't possibly imagine a world in which she didn't exist， but then， I've always been attracted to chaotic pleasures， the unpredictable and the surprising。 Haruhi is full of a willful arrogance that can be frustrating and also rewarding and one has to engage with things one finds testing in order to take additional pleasures away from them。 Ultimately in this book Kyon rejects an easy， sedate， Haruhi-free life because like the symbolic hill that greets him on the way to school every morning， he wants the ultimate reward that comes with sweating it out。This novel， of course， formed the basis for the Haruhi feature film which finally arrived after the series 2 seasons had wrapped （I'm sure some see it as an apology for the frustrating second season， but there's really nothing to apologise for） and it's easy to see why they held out in adapting this book because， despite being only the fourth in the series it nicely ties up its themes and ideas。 By itself it's less of a masterpiece， a fairly light tale of alternate realities and time travel and consisting of ideas we've mostly seen before， but continuing to build on earlier work （and this riffs a lot on a short story from the previous novel， which seems to have been written as setup） as it does and taking a fresh emotional look at characters we already know and love， particularly Kyon but also， surprisingly Nagato， it really completes the journey we've started - to that extent I'm not sure in which direction the series can truly go from here， but the I suppose the point of having Haruhi in your life is that you never quite do know， do you？ 。。。more
Ivan
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A refreshing story， as usual :）
Brandon
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A fun chapter in this silly-yet-thoughtful series！ Looking forward to books 5-10！
Joseph Hare
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To be totally frank， the Haruhi Suzumiya series has an excellent premise with incredible potential that it hasn't always lived up to。 The debut was fun， Boredom was a bit of a mess， and the short stories are hit and miss， but it's all worth it once you get to Disappearance， this is Tanigawa's Storm of Swords， the point in the series where story does more than simply satisfy fans and live up to the first few books， the point where the series actually outdoes itself。The premise of this individual To be totally frank， the Haruhi Suzumiya series has an excellent premise with incredible potential that it hasn't always lived up to。 The debut was fun， Boredom was a bit of a mess， and the short stories are hit and miss， but it's all worth it once you get to Disappearance， this is Tanigawa's Storm of Swords， the point in the series where story does more than simply satisfy fans and live up to the first few books， the point where the series actually outdoes itself。The premise of this individual novel is that Kyon has woken up on a casual school day， gone to class， and found out that nobody recalls Haruhi Suzumiya， Mikuru does not recognize him， Nagato is an ordinary human， and Itsuki is nowhere to be found。 It's as if the events of the series so far just never happened。 This premise dude， this fucking premise is genius。 I'm not going to go into the truth behind this mystery because I like my reviews to be totally spoiler-free， but when you discover what has happened it is incredibly satisfying as a reader and fan of Haruhi。 I think a part of me was expecting it to be a sort of half-assed explanation that didn't seem plausible， and I had myself ready to forgive Tanigawa for that just because I was enjoying the story so much， but I didn't have to， the end is just as brilliant as the beginning， as is the middle， this book really doesn't have a weak moment， it's incredible when you come across a novel so perfectly put together。This book was Tanigawa's moment of glory， if he never writes another novel again， I'll forgive him for the sake of this。 。。。more
Anna
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