brookie’s Reviews > A Silent Voice, Volume 4 > Status Update

"You hate yourself? So what? Don't act like that makes you special."

"It's always been like this, hasn't it? Anytime someone says something harsh to you, you say, 'I'm sorry,' and run away."

nottt this book actually changing my perspective on how she handles herself though?

"[She's] changing little by little in ways Naoka doesn't see."

"It didn't work out. But after talking to her, it seems like we click, or something? Like, I felt a connection with her because we hate the same thing."

followed by her saying she hates shoko and then shoko saying she hates herself??? foul

"I wanna do a revenge drama. One where the hero kills the crap out of the guys who bullied him!"

"What happens next? What does the hero do after that?"


"He wants to die..."

😳😳😳

"Being 'friends' is something you feel. Not something you mull over in your head."

"Sure, maybe some of them are weirdos, or people I don't know very well. But that's okay. I mean, they're all smiling, and so am I. The good things and the bad things come together. That's what makes a 'friend.'"