maverique's reviews
69 reviews

I'll be honest when I say I didn't expect Satoru to die. I was already thinking it was a fairly nicely-paced, chill book where we just see life through the eyes of Nana and vibe. Like those kinds of books that don't have anything that give you any strong emotion besides laughter and some chuckles here and there. But nooooo, Satoru just had to have cancer

I'd say this book made me really think. I have previously read a bit about the topics discussed here: how some things can be beneficial but only to a certain extent, how underdogs can triumph but not by sheer luck. It's something I'm definitely familiar with but not knowledgeable in.

I think the author really did a good job of bringing different stories together coupled with studies and related anecdotes. There were some times I could immediately see where he was going with the story and times where the actual outcome made me rethink all what I thought I knew.

As long as they are not based wrongly, it is always quite humbling to read the works of people more knowledgeable than you are.

Though I must say that I didn't always understand the point of him putting Bible verse quotes at the beginning of parts of the book. I don't think it was poorly executed as others say but I couldn't quite seem to understand the purpose of that.