Suzumiya Haruhi Series

there are many things i want to share with the world on this blog. but out of the many things, a lot of them are stuffs that will land me in prison if i type it out. in order not to go to prison, i have chosen to write some stuffs that will not disturb my peace in the civilian world.

and today, as the title goes, i am introducing the suzumiya haruhi light novel series.

yes, i know. the haruhi party had started long ago, and many of you have already watched the anime or even picked up the light novel. but there are even more of you who had not yet watched the anime or even read the book. light novel, is just a novel with insert anime-styled pictures, targeting at teenagers and young adults. you can say it is manga in word form. that's all.

i didn't watch the haruhi anime. i only read the light novels. i must say, it is interesting, in a way. of course, like i said before, it is very different from books like kara no kyoukai. haruhi series focuses on school life, told from the perspective of an ordinary human called kyon.

the story goes like this: haruhi has enough power to be called 'god'. because she wished strongly for it, an esper, a time traveler and 2 aliens (1 of them died) appeared in her school, joining the club she set up, called sos brigade. however she did not know the true identity of her friends, who were there to supervise her and to make sure she didn't create havoc. i rephrase, there are there to make sure she doesn't create a havoc they cannot handle. haruhi herself did not know of her ability and the rest, especially the esper had to keep putting in effort to maintain that secret.

as for the style and mood of writing, it is much more light-hearted, comedic in a certain sense (especially the way kyon 'worships' mikuru and yuki). maybe you can say it is the story of a very interesting student life. i think, throughout our student life perhaps we would have held such fantasies like kyon, wishing for aliens and espers... the actions and words of the characters in the story are kind of exaggerated, which often makes me smile when i read it, which never happened when i read other books.

perhaps i prefer darker stories, but i always stop for sometime whenever i read the haruhi books. i am unable to read it all at one go over a period of time, as i did with others. after reading a bit, i have to stop, because i got bored with it. then i move on to other novels, and then i come back again. the cycle continues. why did i still read it even though my preferences are those of darker types like kara no kyoukai and kaze no stigma? because i think the story is interesting.

indeed, stories like kara no kyoukai makes me get a little sad (which i somehow like it, since i always look for stories like that), but i really love the writing style in haruhi series. among all the books i read, it is the most suitable as a bedtime story, although i only read it in buses and trains when i travel to work or to study.

all in all, i would say it has a good story, unique style of writing and nice insert pictures. if you had not yet read the light novel, i would recommend you to read it. especially if you are a fan of light-hearted stories, this is definitely a good read for you.

i wish i can replace kyon. then maybe i can drink tea which asahina brewed, play chess with itsuki, ask yuki for help and then complain about haruhi. wow, that is bliss.