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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
"¿Te has fijado? En Lawrence de Arabia no sale ni una sola mujer"
Preciosa obra costumbrista de Taniguchi con viaje en el tiempo incluido. Realismo mágico japonés directo al corazón. Estoy deseando hincar el diente al segundo.
Preciosa obra costumbrista de Taniguchi con viaje en el tiempo incluido. Realismo mágico japonés directo al corazón. Estoy deseando hincar el diente al segundo.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A quick read, easy to get involved in the story.
Based on a fairly mundane premise--that a middle-aged man travels back in time to relive his teenaged years--this volume of manga nonetheless caught my attention and held it right up to the end. The illustration was clean and precise, but still conveyed emotion, and the writing was well-translated and helpfully footnoted. The story wasn't perfect, but it seemed deeply felt. This volume was a nice way to spend part of an afternoon.
As-tu jamais imaginé de revenir dans le passé et pouvoir revivre ton adolescence? C'est ce qui arrive à Hiroshi, un homme de 48 ans qui se retrouve comme pour magie dans le corps de lui-même à 14 ans...
C'est une histoire extrêmement bien raconté, j'ai hâte de lire le deuxième tome!
C'est une histoire extrêmement bien raconté, j'ai hâte de lire le deuxième tome!
One day in 1998, the Japanese businessman Hiroshi Nakahara gets on the wrong train, and ends up in his hometown, which he hasn't visited in a long time. After a fainting spell, he wakes up in his own past - he is 14 years old again, but with the memories and life experience of a 48 year old. He has travelled 34 years back in time, to 1963.
When he finds his way back to his childhood home, the family is gathered for dinner, waiting for him. His mother and grandmother is still alive, and he gets to see his father again. Hiroshi gets the chance to relive (literally) a chunk of his childhood.
Once the initial shock is over, Hiroshi starts to enjoy life as a 14 year old, even though it has its challenges. To be expected to obey the authority of grownups again takes some getting used to, of course. And how is he supposed to handle his schoolwork, which he, with his now excellent knowledge of math and English, masters much better than he should? It's interesting to see how the grown-up Hiroshi sees things differently now than the first time around, and notice things he didn't see before, like tensions between family members.
Behind all the everyday challenges, we start to glimpse a bigger event in Hiroshi's life - something unresolved, that happened precisely when he was 14. When Hiroshi several times experiences that things are happening a little bit differently this time around - because he's prepared this time, or simply because he is a different person now, he wonders if he might be able to change the outcome of this bigger event in his life too.
The time travel itself is never explained. The supernatural element is simply not the focus, it is besides the point. This is a nostalgic and personal journey, a book about memories, childhood and the past. But instead of Hiroshi thinking back on his childhood, he is placed directly into it.
This book is quietly floating along at a slow pace, full of meaningful everyday descriptions. The characters are quite well fleshed out. The dramatic tension is, except for a few scenes towards the end, kept in the background, as an almost invisible, but always present, undercurrent. I really liked that. It worked really well, and the story, characters and illustrations fitted together very well and gave the book a relaxing atmosphere, at the same time as it was both funny and serious.
When he finds his way back to his childhood home, the family is gathered for dinner, waiting for him. His mother and grandmother is still alive, and he gets to see his father again. Hiroshi gets the chance to relive (literally) a chunk of his childhood.
Once the initial shock is over, Hiroshi starts to enjoy life as a 14 year old, even though it has its challenges. To be expected to obey the authority of grownups again takes some getting used to, of course. And how is he supposed to handle his schoolwork, which he, with his now excellent knowledge of math and English, masters much better than he should? It's interesting to see how the grown-up Hiroshi sees things differently now than the first time around, and notice things he didn't see before, like tensions between family members.
Behind all the everyday challenges, we start to glimpse a bigger event in Hiroshi's life - something unresolved, that happened precisely when he was 14. When Hiroshi several times experiences that things are happening a little bit differently this time around - because he's prepared this time, or simply because he is a different person now, he wonders if he might be able to change the outcome of this bigger event in his life too.
The time travel itself is never explained. The supernatural element is simply not the focus, it is besides the point. This is a nostalgic and personal journey, a book about memories, childhood and the past. But instead of Hiroshi thinking back on his childhood, he is placed directly into it.
This book is quietly floating along at a slow pace, full of meaningful everyday descriptions. The characters are quite well fleshed out. The dramatic tension is, except for a few scenes towards the end, kept in the background, as an almost invisible, but always present, undercurrent. I really liked that. It worked really well, and the story, characters and illustrations fitted together very well and gave the book a relaxing atmosphere, at the same time as it was both funny and serious.
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5
Ese fue un libro curioso. Me gusta la idea de combinar ciencia ficción con slice of life, lo extraordinario y lo ordinario. El viaje en el tiempo se convierte en un modo único de explorar la adolescencia del personaje principal y la forma en que lidia con el luto y la desaparición de su padre. Además, el arte es muy bonito y el ambiente me hace sentir como un niño. Sin embargo, yo creo que los sentimientos del personaje principal podrían explorarse mejor, y el final fue demasiado abrupto.
Ese fue un libro curioso. Me gusta la idea de combinar ciencia ficción con slice of life, lo extraordinario y lo ordinario. El viaje en el tiempo se convierte en un modo único de explorar la adolescencia del personaje principal y la forma en que lidia con el luto y la desaparición de su padre. Además, el arte es muy bonito y el ambiente me hace sentir como un niño. Sin embargo, yo creo que los sentimientos del personaje principal podrían explorarse mejor, y el final fue demasiado abrupto.
C'est la première fois que je lis Jirō Taniguchi... et pas la dernière! J'ai été tout de suite transporté⋅e au côté du personnage principal, de ses réflexions et angoisses. Quel voyage nous faisons avec Hiroshi lors de ces deux tomes, que j'ai dévoré en une soirée.
Taniguchi philosophe au courant de ces pages sur l'impact de revivre le passé en connaissant le futur, et la fin de cette aventure m'a transformé⋅e.
J'en ressors avec une volonté ferme de vivre l'instant présent encore plus pleinement qu'avant.
Taniguchi philosophe au courant de ces pages sur l'impact de revivre le passé en connaissant le futur, et la fin de cette aventure m'a transformé⋅e.
J'en ressors avec une volonté ferme de vivre l'instant présent encore plus pleinement qu'avant.