Shinsekai yori

I am surprised how few people have read Shinsekai Yori (and how there are 0 reviews) despite the fantastic anime adaptation having over 500,000 members. If your issue is that Shinsekai Yori does not have an official translation, don't worry! It was fan-translated by a person which has been cleaned and edited over the years, making it a great read with few grammatical errors. The story makes you think about yourself and others' lives despite being set in a completely different time than ours, a millennium in the future. That doesn't mean this is a novel about ships whizzing through space, however. Instead, you might actuallythink it was set in the past. On the surface, it shows an incredible and unique story which you don't see very often but on the inside, it explores what humans truly are. The novel has no art whatsoever other than the cover art because it's a novel, not a light novel. However, the way it was written gives a vibrant view of the world, full of descriptions of scenery, emotions and tone among others. Moving on to the characters, they are fleshed out and full of characters which change over time. All of them end up in sticky situations which test their limits and how far they are able to go. They stick to their personalities throughout the book without making a sudden change which won't make sense. Overall enjoyment? Amazing. The story is stunning with no clear area with who's right and who's wrong. Everything's grey, which makes it all the more enjoyable to read and analyse. Just like the anime, however, it starts rather slow, but it all adds up in the end for the grand climax. If you have seen the anime and wish to enjoy it with a little more detail or re-experience it in another form, this book is a great for you, but don't read it if you wish to see any "hidden" plot points or anything—this book doesn't have that because the anime already adapts everything perfectly. On the rare off-chance you haven't watched the anime, then this is nonetheless a great read to get sucked into due to the very enjoyable story and intriguing plot. Just don't drop it early! It does start off slow.