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A review by ladyofthelake68
Fruits Basket: The Complete Collection by Natsuki Takaya
5.0
Fruits Basket is one of those series that become close to your heart. When I finished the series I was left in a state of shock. Happy shock to be sure but shock that I would never get to spend time and grow with these characters in the same way ever again. Throughout my experience with these books I have grown to cherish all the characters in a special way. I am deeply saddened that I will no longer be able to watch them grow up. At the same time I am glad I was able to spend these few years with them and I will always look back on them with fondness.
The premise of Fruits Basket is completely different from the books I normally read. It is a story about high school kids growing up, falling in love, and learning things about themselves; a book I would normally stay far away from. Perhaps it was the fact that it was a manga drew me to it. Or perhaps it was the fact that I received the first 12 books as a gift. I probably would not have read them otherwise.
Anyway, the illustrations told volumes about the characters and made them seem very much alive. Watching the characters react to situations much the same as I would helped me to connect with them an appreciate them all the more.
I also felt a very close connection with the author through the notes she wrote and the comments she gave at the end. I feel as if she and I are close friends and we have traveled with these characters together. Thank you so much for writing these books Natsuki Takaya!
I would put this book on the same level as Harry Potter. They don't have the same amount of action in them but they do take you on an emotional roller-coaster and you find yourself rooting for your favorite characters and despising the villains. Although in the end, there were no villains, just people struggling to get by as best they can. There are lessons in that.
Okay, so the point of all of this is READ THESE BOOKS! You will learn from them. You will fall in love with them. You will grow with them.
The premise of Fruits Basket is completely different from the books I normally read. It is a story about high school kids growing up, falling in love, and learning things about themselves; a book I would normally stay far away from. Perhaps it was the fact that it was a manga drew me to it. Or perhaps it was the fact that I received the first 12 books as a gift. I probably would not have read them otherwise.
Anyway, the illustrations told volumes about the characters and made them seem very much alive. Watching the characters react to situations much the same as I would helped me to connect with them an appreciate them all the more.
I also felt a very close connection with the author through the notes she wrote and the comments she gave at the end. I feel as if she and I are close friends and we have traveled with these characters together. Thank you so much for writing these books Natsuki Takaya!
I would put this book on the same level as Harry Potter. They don't have the same amount of action in them but they do take you on an emotional roller-coaster and you find yourself rooting for your favorite characters and despising the villains. Although in the end, there were no villains, just people struggling to get by as best they can. There are lessons in that.
Okay, so the point of all of this is READ THESE BOOKS! You will learn from them. You will fall in love with them. You will grow with them.