Reviews

Given vol. 2 by Natsuki Kizu

guady5's review against another edition

5.0

Escuchar Fuyu no hanashi mientras leía la parte del concierto hizo todo 1000 veces más doloroso.
Ah, hice lo mismo otra vez. Supongo que llegará el día en el que esa canción no me haga llorar, pero claramente hoy no es ese dia. (edit 12/09/24)

irfoxwriter's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

saraperezalv's review against another edition

5.0

En esta segunda parte de la historia, si bien los acontecimientos ocurre de forma mucho más acelerada y dinámica que en el primer volumen, también tenemos la oportunidad de conocer más de cerca a otros personajes, como por ejemplo la hermana de Uenoyama, los ex-compañeros de clase de Mafuyu, el compañero de piso de Akihiko... También nos acerca mucho más a la vida de los cuatro integrantes de la banda, ya que vemos al bajista y al batería en su vida universitaria o también se nos permite ver resquicios del pasado de Mafuyu a través de la grandiosa actuación de la banda casi al final del tomo.

Con todo ello, vemos el crecimiento que va teniendo la banda, cómo se van compenetrando los unos con los otros y cómo se van uniendo cada vez más entre ellos a través de su gran amor por la música, incluso Mafuyu, que aún no termina de abrirse por completo y comenzar a soltar parte de su carga del pasado, vemos cómo hace un intento por expresarse a través de la canción dedicada a su gran amor Yuki -un capítulo que, entre la letra de la canción y los flashbacks de ellos dos durante su infancia, solo consiguen que se te encoja el corazón-.

chelseazhao's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content

lisvxdro's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Love Given!!! 

willowlywillow's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

alexao's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

korry_reads's review against another edition

5.0

4.5/5

cindypmedina's review against another edition

5.0

Dolor, dolor y más dolor.

maya_b's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

These poor guys. But I love them so much. They are absolutely amazing, and I'm in love with all the characters. Even the girl I wasn't sure about in the first book. I love how the band and other people look out for each other and admit to their mistakes if they make any, and also it's pretty great to learn more about everyone's backstory. I've wanted to get into given for quite some time now but never got there, because I only ever knew about the anime, but now that I've managed to get my hands on the books I'm just so in love, it's great.
Also amazing illustrations of course, and I really like how emotional everything is and how serious, while at the same time feeling so warm and loving, it makes me feel a lot of stuff. I really like it and can't wait to continue reading now. (Also really amazing bonus chapter, and I love that the thing between Sato and Uenoyama like... happened and then was just immediately forgotten. Curious to see how that goes down...)