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Socrates In Love
Socrates in Love took the Japanese publishing industry by storm, becoming the all-time best selling novel in Japan! Finally, U.S. readers will be able to experience the phenomenon that became the inspiration for a blockbuster movie, a hit TV show, and a popular manga. A national sensation that touched over three million readers, Kyoichi Katayama brought innocent love and r...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
October 11th 2005
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published 2001)
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Long enough to be a well-told story, yet short enough for readers not to fall asleep. I intentionally took the book from my roommate's bookshelf as a type of sleeping pill when the computer was not available, keeping in mind the idea that "this is gonna another stupid love story". I even kept calling it "Socrates in Hell" as my personal habit of sarcasm for love tends to grow years after years.
The book turned out to be great! In terms of small details, Katayama's story telling is unbelievable, c...more
The book turned out to be great! In terms of small details, Katayama's story telling is unbelievable, c...more
Melissa Wickelhaus
Romance
Socrates in Love follows the story of Sakutaro Matsumoto as he falls in love with his classmate Aki Hirose. Full of innocent love, it’s a typical high school romance until Aki falls ill with leukemia. It is a tale of young love, devotion through difficult times, and loss. The tale is somewhat different from other romances, in that it is told from the male perspective. The characters are well developed, even some of the side characters such as Sakutaro’s grandfather and b...more
Romance
Socrates in Love follows the story of Sakutaro Matsumoto as he falls in love with his classmate Aki Hirose. Full of innocent love, it’s a typical high school romance until Aki falls ill with leukemia. It is a tale of young love, devotion through difficult times, and loss. The tale is somewhat different from other romances, in that it is told from the male perspective. The characters are well developed, even some of the side characters such as Sakutaro’s grandfather and b...more
Jun 01, 2007
Deb
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As a one-shot, this story leaves much to be desired. The plot develops slowly at first, introducing the reader to the two main characters. But soon after that, the story pounces into full-speed mode and shudders to a finish after an unsatisfying build.
If this had been a serial manga instead of a one-shot, the story might have had time to shape itself into something worthy of reading. As is, I'd check out the text-only version of this story (which swept Japan, yadda yadda) before touching the ma...more
If this had been a serial manga instead of a one-shot, the story might have had time to shape itself into something worthy of reading. As is, I'd check out the text-only version of this story (which swept Japan, yadda yadda) before touching the ma...more
Oct 25, 2011
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"Mientras que hay historias que son sólo para adultos y hay otras que por el contrario sólo disfrutarían los niños, estamos convencidos de que una historia en la que el amor y el cariño son los protagonistas puede ser disfrutada por todos. Es el caso de Un grito de amor desde el centro del mundo, del cual te hablamos en esta ocasión. Esta novela de Kyoichi Katayama, que ha resultado ser un éxito de ventas en todo el mundo, llega por fin a España publicada por Alfaguara. En ella el autor nos narr...more
Trama classica e monocromatica, senza alcun guizzo di rilievo. Due cose, però, mi sono piaciute: il personaggio del nonno di Sakutaro affiancato a quello del nipote (la sfumatura un po’ folle e morbidamente infantile del primo, giunto quasi al termine della sua vita, che non stona di fronte alla maturità quasi vecchia del secondo) e l’imprevedibile capacità descrittiva di alcuni scrittori giapponesi, tra cui talvolta Katayama stesso, amabile nel saper rendere e trasmettere le cose non attraverso...more
Com o título original de Sekai no chushin de ai wo sakebu, Um grito de amor do centro do mundo é o primeiro título do autor (que iniciou sua carreira literária em 1986) a ser traduzido e publicado no Brasil. O tema abordado no livro já foi utilizado à exaustão em tantas outras obras literárias e cinematográficas: uma história de amor que será interrompida bruscamente por uma tragédia, quem já leu Love Story ou Um Amor Para Recordar sabe do que estou falando. Então, quer dizer que é só mais um li...more
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Non amo le storie tristi, principalmente perché mi faccio commuovere al primo accenno di morti tragiche e vado avanti stile Fontana di Trevi. Tuttavia ho amato molto questo libro.
La vicenda si apre con Sakutarō, in viaggio verso l’Australia per spargere le ceneri di Aki, la ragazza di cui era innamorato e con la quale aveva condiviso tante gioie e momenti di vita quotidiana. Un inizio che rischia di cadere subito nei sentimentalismi e nel patetismo fac...more
Non amo le storie tristi, principalmente perché mi faccio commuovere al primo accenno di morti tragiche e vado avanti stile Fontana di Trevi. Tuttavia ho amato molto questo libro.
La vicenda si apre con Sakutarō, in viaggio verso l’Australia per spargere le ceneri di Aki, la ragazza di cui era innamorato e con la quale aveva condiviso tante gioie e momenti di vita quotidiana. Un inizio che rischia di cadere subito nei sentimentalismi e nel patetismo fac...more
Uma simples sinopse não faz jus à obra que nos é apresentada. Num estilo literário bastante ligeiro, “Um grito de amor desde o centro do mundo” revela-se uma história doce, como deveriam ser todas as paixões adolescentes. De forma muito subtil, mas incutida, pequenos aspectos da cultura japonesa e das suas tradições sociais vão sendo demonstradas ao longo do enredo. Por outro lado, nota-se uma tentativa de não incidir de forma agressiva sobre um tema sério como as doenças terminais, concentrando...more
I have a theory about the (many many) stories that involve a man losing his woman - it's basically wish-fulfilment, as the man needs to be free in order to have his adventures, a little like children losing their parents in fairy tales. This works quite well usually (especially any action movie in which a guy revenges his dead wife, see Steven Segal in anything), but here not so much. Katayama's novel is a genuinely touching story of young loss, with shades of Murakami's Norwegian Wood. For me i...more
En japonés, Un grito de amor desde el centro del mundo se parece bastante a Sekai no chuushin de ai wo sakebu. Sekachu para los amigos y también para abreviar. El motivo de tanta popularidad en Occidente no es el libro sino sus adaptaciones cinematográfica, televisiva y en forma de manga. Un exitazo, vamos.
Ahora la recuerdo casi con cariño, pero cuando vi la serie de televisión por primera vez echaba espumarajos por la boca. Sekachu es una historia de amor trágica entre adolescentes. El protagon...more
Ahora la recuerdo casi con cariño, pero cuando vi la serie de televisión por primera vez echaba espumarajos por la boca. Sekachu es una historia de amor trágica entre adolescentes. El protagon...more
Cốt truyện, theo ý kiến cá nhân, không có gì đặc biệt, hai học sinh học cùng nhau cấp 2, rồi lên cấp 3 yêu nhau. Bất hạnh ập xuống, người con gái bị mắc bệnh máu trắng (khá tương đồng với nhiều phim truyền hình Hàn Quốc :D). Người con trai cô độc nhớ mong cô gái. Hết.
Điều hấp dẫn để t vẫn đánh giá truyện này 2 sao là bởi cách tác giả xây dựng hình tượng nhân vật chính, cụ thể là theo mình ở đây là nhân vật nam. Từ một đứa trẻ con (hê hê, học sinh lớp 8 với con giai vẫn là trẻ con nhở) đến một n...more
Điều hấp dẫn để t vẫn đánh giá truyện này 2 sao là bởi cách tác giả xây dựng hình tượng nhân vật chính, cụ thể là theo mình ở đây là nhân vật nam. Từ một đứa trẻ con (hê hê, học sinh lớp 8 với con giai vẫn là trẻ con nhở) đến một n...more
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In the novel Socrates in Love, an average boy named Sakutaro Matsumoto meets a girl who changes his life forever. As they get to know one another, they began to discover feelings like no other. Their relationship was perfect; he loved her and she loved him. When life couldn’t get any better, it got worse, Aki was diagnose with leukemia. Now, in a world without Aki, Saku struggles to let go as he lingers in the past, trapped in his own beloved memory of Aki.
The theme of this novel is, “lingering...more
The theme of this novel is, “lingering...more
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Aug 27, 2011
Soycazadoradesombrasylibros
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Mi primera incursión en la literatura japonesa actual, con un libro que intercambie con Arsenico y la debo de dar las gracias por haber acertado en la eleccion.
La historia es singular y preciosa,con una prosa compleja pero no tanto como la trama en si.
Dentro de el libro,el autor nos hace explorar la literatura japonesa antigua y algunas leyendas chinas,que si os parais a buscar a los autores que Kyoichi, nos da a conocer,nos introduciremos un poco mas en la cultura japonesa.
No sabia que me podia...more
La historia es singular y preciosa,con una prosa compleja pero no tanto como la trama en si.
Dentro de el libro,el autor nos hace explorar la literatura japonesa antigua y algunas leyendas chinas,que si os parais a buscar a los autores que Kyoichi, nos da a conocer,nos introduciremos un poco mas en la cultura japonesa.
No sabia que me podia...more
I rarely- make that "never"- read Shojo. Manga, yes, but never the kind targeted at pre-teen/ teenage girls. I'm glad I picked up the manga version of "Socrates in Love".
It's drawn in one of the styles that I find really pleasing to read (sorry, don't know what the style is called), and the text comes from this novel (by Kyoichi Katayama; the manga is drawn by Kazumi Kazui. I don't know who adapted the text). And it's a heart-wrenching, bittersweet story about a young love ended when the girl, A...more
It's drawn in one of the styles that I find really pleasing to read (sorry, don't know what the style is called), and the text comes from this novel (by Kyoichi Katayama; the manga is drawn by Kazumi Kazui. I don't know who adapted the text). And it's a heart-wrenching, bittersweet story about a young love ended when the girl, A...more
un libro que te habla del primer amor, ese que buscas desde un principio o muchas veces ni lo buscas pero aparece en tu vida por arte de magia, la persona que antes no veias, que no conocias en algun momento sus destinos se entrelazan y surge ese amor que es inolvidable, tan puro y sincero que te lleva a suspirar y desear que sea para siempre pero hay veces que nos tienen preparado otra situacion, lo que pasan Aki y Sakutaro son cosas que le pueden pasar a cualquier persona que de repente uno es...more
Socrates in Love is about an average guy named Sakutaro who begins a relationship with the prettiest girl in his class, Aki. They date for two years without a hitch. Then, Aki is diagnosed with leukemia, and Sakutaro shows, more than ever, how much he truly loves Aki.
Okay, that synopsis did not do this book any justice. This is an all-time bestseller in Japan. There have been many adaptations, including a movie and a manga. Really, I'm sure if I lived in Japan everyone would have heard of this b...more
Okay, that synopsis did not do this book any justice. This is an all-time bestseller in Japan. There have been many adaptations, including a movie and a manga. Really, I'm sure if I lived in Japan everyone would have heard of this b...more
Jan 21, 2013
HaveYouSeenThisGirL HaveYouSeenThisGirL
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I've read the text version not the manga but I guess it's better to read in text version because you can create your own image of the scenes narrated. It's a simple romantic tragedy story, cliché and not really new except that it's narrated in male's perspective. But I gave it a 4 star rating in spite of it being cliché because the author picked the right words to express the characters' feelings, you can feel the love and pain inside the book. The book to me at first was boring but as I turn th...more
"Io morivo e resuscitavo ogni giorno. La notte, prima di dormire, pregavo di non svegliarmi il giorno successivo. Almeno, di non svegliarmi in un mondo senza Aki. Invece, si faceva mattina e io aprivo gli occhi in questo mondo vuoto e freddo, in cui lei non c'era più. Poi, come un Cristo disperato, risorgevo. Una volta iniziato il nuovo giorno, mangiavo, e parlavo anche con altri. Se pioveva aprivo l'ombrello e mi asciugavo i vestiti bagnati. Ma in tutte queste azioni non c'era nessun senso. Era...more
Sakutaro ci porta lontano, in Giappone, per raccontarci la sua storia con Aki, l'amore della sua vita.
Due ragazzi di diciassette anni che non conoscono altro che l'amore delicato e puro l'uno per l'altra.. finché un'incurabile malattaia non stronca la vita di Aki, lasciando Sakutaro solo con il suo dolore.
Ed è proprio attraverso gli occhi di Sakutaro, diretto in Australia per spargere le ceneri di Aki, che conosciamo, in una serie di flashback, tutta la loro storia.
Delicato, tenero, doloroso e...more
Due ragazzi di diciassette anni che non conoscono altro che l'amore delicato e puro l'uno per l'altra.. finché un'incurabile malattaia non stronca la vita di Aki, lasciando Sakutaro solo con il suo dolore.
Ed è proprio attraverso gli occhi di Sakutaro, diretto in Australia per spargere le ceneri di Aki, che conosciamo, in una serie di flashback, tutta la loro storia.
Delicato, tenero, doloroso e...more
So I’m sitting in a German-speaking country, and see a Japanese guy reading the new Haruki Murakami book, in Japanese, on the tram. I make a comment which sparks a conversation which reveals he hated _Norwegian Wood_ and said everyone should really be reading *this* book.
Well, as I’m not 16 years old (and neither was this guy), and I also feel that most 16 year olds would not handle themselves the way the characters in this book did, I was not at all impressed. Typical “love” and “loved one die...more
Well, as I’m not 16 years old (and neither was this guy), and I also feel that most 16 year olds would not handle themselves the way the characters in this book did, I was not at all impressed. Typical “love” and “loved one die...more
Nov 10, 2010
Iyah
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Now I know that One Liter of Tears the series was inspired by this book.
Aki and Saku have been friends since Junior high, but they've grown as a couple once they reached Senior High. Their love for each other is unlike the usual teenage love. Saku and Aki had a love so pure that I began to think that they were very mature persons. It's like they weren't teenagers in the first place. Aki was diagnosed to have Leukemia and now their time together is running short.
This is the kind of book that you...more
Aki and Saku have been friends since Junior high, but they've grown as a couple once they reached Senior High. Their love for each other is unlike the usual teenage love. Saku and Aki had a love so pure that I began to think that they were very mature persons. It's like they weren't teenagers in the first place. Aki was diagnosed to have Leukemia and now their time together is running short.
This is the kind of book that you...more
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This is never the kind of book that I usually like. This had everything stereotypical to something in a Kdrama. I didn't think that I would like this book. but to my surprise i did. and i loved it. I loved it because this was a coming of age story as well as a love story. Emotions and bonds between every character felt real and had a lot of wit. The descriptions weren't anything fancy but did a beautiful job at creating vivid imagery. Don't go in thinking this book is just a love story. although...more
Obviamente es un "Love Story" japonés.
Es una novelita discreta, bastante sencilla. Con una predilección por las reflexiones sobre la muerte, el amor, el más allá, y mucho melodrama sobre la muerte que separa a los amantes.
La historia es tan rosa que los protagonistas nunca consiguen hacer el amor. Lo único interesante es el planteamiento de que el amor perfecto es el amor inacabado, porque nuestros anhelos se encargan de esculpirlo como glorioso. También los personajes son bastante normales, n...more
Es una novelita discreta, bastante sencilla. Con una predilección por las reflexiones sobre la muerte, el amor, el más allá, y mucho melodrama sobre la muerte que separa a los amantes.
La historia es tan rosa que los protagonistas nunca consiguen hacer el amor. Lo único interesante es el planteamiento de que el amor perfecto es el amor inacabado, porque nuestros anhelos se encargan de esculpirlo como glorioso. También los personajes son bastante normales, n...more
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Je ne fais que penser au roman et j’ai une boule dans la gorge et mes yeux se remplissent de larmes! Qu’est-ce que j’ai pleuré en lisant l’histoire de Saku’chan et de sa belle Aki. Un roman qui a fait vibrer en moi une corde sensible. (Ohh la la, si vous me voyiez en ce moment! Je n’arrive même pas à écrire une ligne sans verser une larme!) Je suis incapable d’écrire un billet à la hauteur de cette œuvre magnifique, douce, tendre et si tragique! Je vous invite seulement à le lire, à vous laissez...more
This is a beautifully written book about first love and the tragedy of losing it to illness. Anyone who has ever know somebody going through a life threatening illness can really sympathize with what Sakutaro is going through with Aki.
Sure, the two main characters in this book are young. That doesn't take away from how they feel. Love is love no matter what age and losing that loved one is hard.
Honestly, the only fault I could find with this book is that I wish it had been longer. I would have...more
Sure, the two main characters in this book are young. That doesn't take away from how they feel. Love is love no matter what age and losing that loved one is hard.
Honestly, the only fault I could find with this book is that I wish it had been longer. I would have...more
Este libro desde el año pasado lo quería leer, pero no fue hasta este año que lo leí ya que lo propusieron para el circulo de lectura.
Cada libro que yo comienzo a leer, es como si me embarcara en una nueva aventura y esta ocasión la aventura me lleva a Japón, de donde son los personajes de esta bella historia de amor.
La historia es algo triste, pero te pone a pensar que hay que aprovechar cada momento que la vida te da, hay que vivirla y no dejar las cosas para después, ya que no sabes si vas...more
Cada libro que yo comienzo a leer, es como si me embarcara en una nueva aventura y esta ocasión la aventura me lleva a Japón, de donde son los personajes de esta bella historia de amor.
La historia es algo triste, pero te pone a pensar que hay que aprovechar cada momento que la vida te da, hay que vivirla y no dejar las cosas para después, ya que no sabes si vas...more
Aug 04, 2012
Lindsey
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I will always be re-reading this book over and over again because that's how AMAZING it is. I rarely get into the realistic drama stories but this one had me pulled in and really thinking about stuff. Katayama's words seemed to translate beautifully into English, to which I thank the translator for doing such a great job.
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Katayama was born in the Ehime Prefecture and graduated from Kyushu University. Katayama's first major book was Kehai (Sign). The book won the Bungakkai Newcomers award.
Katayama wrote the book Socrates in Love (also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World). The book was adapted into a manga (illustrated by Kazumi Kazui), a film, and a Japanese television drama. Socrates in Love was hi...more
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Katayama wrote the book Socrates in Love (also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World). The book was adapted into a manga (illustrated by Kazumi Kazui), a film, and a Japanese television drama. Socrates in Love was hi...more
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“It’s not the parting or the absence that’s sad. You love them, and that’s why saying good-bye breaks your heart.”
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