BAKEMONOGATARI, part 2, NISIOISIN
BAKEMONOGATARI, part 2, NISIOISIN
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BAKEMONOGATARI, part 2

Author: NISIOISIN

Narrator: Eric Kimerer, Cristina Vee, Erica Mendez, Keith Silverstein

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vertical

Published: 03/24/2020


Synopsis

Bakemono, literally “altered thing,” which translates as “monster.” Monogatari, literally “thing narrated,” which translates as “tale.” Combined into a neologism by he of the reversible nom de plume, they yield BAKEMONOGATARI, the monster tale that kicked off a series whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim.

A self-described loser, Koyomi Araragi is struggling at a prep school that he should never have gotten into. He has all but quit caring, but as a senior, he faces the chilling scenario of not being able to graduate. It’s time to cram, but the supernatural aberrations that keep on popping up in his provincial town won’t let him be.

Previously, our hero turned into a vampire and back, gained an acid-tongued girlfriend, and couldn’t find his way home thanks to a lost child. In this second of three parts, which introduces Suruga Kanbaru and Nadeko Sengoku, he becomes embroiled in a case that riffs on a classic English story from 1902.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on August 17, 2017

Loved this book! Again, NisiOisiN nails the dialogue and banter between characters. Some of the conversations were so quick witted and funny, I would find myself re-reading them and laughing all over again. Also, Kanbaru is my new favorite character. The way she interacts with Araragi is so engaging......more

Goodreads review by Ricardo on November 23, 2017

I ended up liking this part 2 better than part 1. Suruga Kanbaru might be tiring sometimes, but overall both stories (Suruga Monkey and Nadeko Snake) were quite darker than I expected them to be when I started. The first is a take on the Monkey Paw horror short story. The second is a tale about a sna......more

Goodreads review by Arnis on January 22, 2023

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Goodreads review by Michael on May 10, 2020

There are few, if any, recent authors I've read as witty as NisiOisiN. He's consistently hilarious and works the humor into the plot naturally and often. He also plays at deep moral quandaries fairly well and is undeniably creative when it comes to unique plot concepts. All of his characters have de......more

Goodreads review by India on June 11, 2024

Was really cute......more