きみとぼくの壊れた世界 (講談社ノベルス)

by 西尾維新

禁じられた一線を現在進行形で踏み越えつつある兄妹、櫃内様刻と櫃内夜月。その友人、迎槻箱彦と琴原りりす。彼らの世界は学園内で起こった密室殺人事件によって決定的にひびわれていく……。様刻は保健室のひきこもり、病院坂黒猫とともに事件の解決に乗り出すが――？

Genres: Mystery, Light Novel

343 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 5, 2003

About the author

NisiOisiN

1981年生まれ。2002年に『クビキリサイクル』で第23回メフィスト賞を受賞し、デビュー

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1981年生，立命館大學肄業。
2002年以《斬首循環-藍色學者與戲言跟班》獲得講談社第二十三回「梅菲斯特獎」並以同作品出道。
2005年之前，除了在出道作為基礎延伸的「戲言系列」之外，另有「世界系列」、「人間系列」等多種嘗試挑戰之作。

2006年出版的「物語系列」在2009年夏天電視動畫化之後，原作因富有獨特韻律節奏的文體與充滿思考趣味的世界觀，備受文壇矚目，在日本年輕讀者間蔚為話題，並被視為日本〇〇年代文學代表性作家之一。其奔放旺盛的寫作意欲，年紀尚輕便已著作等身。
2014年推出「忘卻偵探」系列，集過往創作之大成，《掟上今日子的備忘錄》甫一上市便深獲好評，並於2015年十月影視、漫畫化。

Reviews

[Tarlo Viola · Rating 4 out of 5]

The biggest mystery of this book is how the editor did not punch the author for the pages with the sister. Or maybe they punched each other and the author won.

[Life · Rating 5 out of 5]

Samatoki x Yorutsuki OTP

[Vel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit conflicted about this book.

The prose, for the most part, flows really well. There's a lot of thoughtful, interesting passages which shape Our Broken World's worldview and make it hit, but there's also some pretty annoying portions which make me visualize the nerd emoji against my own will.

The core mystery is just okay. It's not insanely impressive, but it's presented in a decently entertaining way and the most key part of it is really nice. It fits into the narrative more interestingly than it would seem on first glance.

The characters... are vibrant. They aren't really cardboard cutouts for the most part and some, such as the protagonist and Byoinzaka, the "lead detective," are nothing short of fascinating. At the same time, I found it pretty hard to resonate with them in some of the most important parts of their emotional arcs. I can't say I fully understood their struggles on a deeply emotional level and I'm a bit sad about that. I honestly don't get the point of Yorutsuki's character at all but. Well. Uh. Anyway.

The philosophical waxing is easily the strongest aspect of OBW. It can feel a bit too seishun-coded, a bit too 2000s otaku fiction-coded, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I find it to be very endearing. The unbearable anxiety of the mere possibility of not actually having any relation to the world you inhabit is presented in a very affecting way and there's a few emotional highs in this regard which DID hit for me. I can't say with confidence I truly grasped and Felt all of the book's thematic sphere, but I sure appreciated what I did process (and what I felt like I'm close enough to processing).

Ultimately, Our Broken World was a positive reading encounter for me. I didn't quite love it, but I certainly saw the appeal of NisiOisiN's writing and grew a lot more interested in his other work. Maybe my opinion of it will increase with time. Maybe it'll stay the same or even decrease. But I certainly don't think I wasted my time with this book, regardless of my somewhat middling rating.

[Najah Lone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sekkai is a very good book. It creates a kind of postmodern narrative that isn't quite anti mystery but not entirely the conclusion you'd expect. The way characterisation is used to represent Sametoki as a character is done expertly. It is consistent with Nishoinshin’s style to be unorthodox in how his protagonists interact with the world, generally curating some kind of dissonance between reality and the novel by introducing extraordinary circumstances to the narrative. Sekkai is not an exception, however the roots of the story feel generally more connected to the real world, which I personally find integral for the book to convey provocative themes. It is most likely that these themes are present to make the reader uncomfortable and criticise the protagonist, a choice that many authors use to challenge the dynamic of a reliable narrator, and moreover can be applied to almost the entire cast. Nishioinshin explores themes with such an abstract perspective, and for the most part he handles these sections with care, ensuring no scene is created with the intention of shock value. As a personal preference, these scenarios are not my favourite sections he writes. I understand the role of most media uses a show-don’t-tell method of intensifying a scenes emotional stake but ultimately, I find this can be done sparingly based on the nature of the act Nishioinshin writes about.
In conclusion good book nishios a creep and I hate Sametoki :)

[Daxtear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decently enjoyable throughout, very fun mystery to solve and fun characters.
What it does exceptionally well tho is tying everything up in a little bow at the end. Very *solid* I guess, no real need to suspend your disbelief. And especially how character relationships stand at the end is very satisfying.
No dumb forced drama - but it's NisiOisiN so that was to be expected.
If I had to name a complaint it's that the explanation of the mystery - the 'Answer' part, basically most of chapter 3 is a bit lengthy and dry. I think nisio would learn from this and usually have it be more of a conversation in later works, but it still serves its purpose here and if you're stuck on one part of the mystery, it's probably neccessary to clear that.

[Zakdj · Rating 5 out of 5]

God what a book. I genuinely think this is easily one of the best things Nisioisin has written and putting into words why is so hard. Everything feels perfect, the characters, the mystery, the concepts presented and how they’re explored just feel perfect. I’m excited to see where this series goes from here, because this is absolutely phenomenal.

[Tesla · Rating 3 out of 5]

7/10