The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

By Nagaru Tanigawa

Book Overview

Haruhism has seized the nation with the release of the highly successful animated series DVD that was one of the top ten bestselling anime properties in 2007. Yen Press and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will publish the novel and manga series back-to-back, with hardcovers of the novels with the original Japanese cover art for libraries and hard core fans of the property.

When Haruhi Suzumiya introduces herself to Kyon by asking if he's an alien, time traveler, or psychic, he knows his chances for a normal high school experience are ruined. Bold Haruhi takes a shine to him, and uses the force of her irrepressible personality to draft him into her club to find paranormal beings. Kyon soon discovers what she's looking for: Haruhi herself has the power to destroy and create entire universes at her whim. But if she knew about her ability, it could spell disaster for everyone.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316039012
• ISBN13: 9780316039017
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Yen Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A great read

This is a great book. I absolutely love the way the main character Kyon narrates the story. He references Japanese literature and history several times. It's great characters like him that really bring this series to life. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a good sci-fi read.

Excellent

This light novel has a fascinating style of narration that feeds the action to the reader in a descriptive and comical way. The first-person perspective lends to the narration in a texturally exciting fashion.

This is NOT the manga

Almost every single review here is about volume one of the manga. This is NOT the manga, but a translated light novel, which means there's no pictures other than a few pages of colored illustrations which I believe is by Noizi Ito (who designed the Haruhi characters, as well as Shana characters), and the manga preview. The light novel is what started it all, so this novel is the reason the anime and manga versions even existed. Do not base the reviews on all the reviews talking about the manga, because this is not the manga. The quality of this translated light novel is very good, and the hardcover makes it look very nice.

Haruhi Light Novel

This book is a must have for both Haruhi fans and those who have been recently introduced to this wonderful series. It is very well translated and doesn't leave those who are not accustomed to Japanese culture completely confused. Also, the art work and colored pages are extremely beautiful. A must buy!