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A review by chipkalee
Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
As a book, your name, is frankly unremarkable— this was my first thought. Though I mean that with all my love. It is unremarkable and unfluffy but endlessly beautiful. As Makoto Shinkai says in the afterword, "your name worked best as an animated film."
This book was special to me because the film is special to me, because the story is special to me. I'm often waiting myself, saying, "just a little longer," and this book made me feel seen. It was a joy to read and see and feel this story again through a new lens.
If I had read this book without my established love for the film and story, I don't think it would havs affected me so much. It's certainly meant as a companion to the orginal film. Still, it made me feel deeply and desperately, and I cherish it greatly for that.
Also, a recommendation for anyone reading this— listen to the soundtrack while you do... it made the experience all the more special for me. As Genki Kawamura says in the reflective essay at the back of this novel, "Makoto Shinkai's works always have splendid music." And while the film is more obviously musical, I don't think the RADWIMPS soundtrack is at all divorced from the book either.
Anyway, I love this story; read it, watch it, it's beautiful.
This book was special to me because the film is special to me, because the story is special to me. I'm often waiting myself, saying, "just a little longer," and this book made me feel seen. It was a joy to read and see and feel this story again through a new lens.
If I had read this book without my established love for the film and story, I don't think it would havs affected me so much. It's certainly meant as a companion to the orginal film. Still, it made me feel deeply and desperately, and I cherish it greatly for that.
Also, a recommendation for anyone reading this— listen to the soundtrack while you do... it made the experience all the more special for me. As Genki Kawamura says in the reflective essay at the back of this novel, "Makoto Shinkai's works always have splendid music." And while the film is more obviously musical, I don't think the RADWIMPS soundtrack is at all divorced from the book either.
Anyway, I love this story; read it, watch it, it's beautiful.