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Bakemonogatari, Part 1: Monster Tale
Bakemonogatari, Part 1: Monster Tale | Ishin Nishio
There's a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn't show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She's pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she's a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out, they just don't know what a monster she is. So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche, a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor. So begins the legendary novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim. This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji, and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi, class president among class presidents Hanekawa, shady problem-solver Oshino, and a certain pale, blonde former vampire.
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I was told if I was going to invest in reading manga or light novels I needed to read this series. Hubby got this collection for me for Christmas and I decided to start the series today. I have to say this is one of the quirkiest set of characters I've read in a hot minute and I'm understanding why this is such a popular story/anime. Off to read the next book in the series.