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Originally Posted by Toastedpine
Even the major titles like Suzumiya Haruhi and Shana have pretty stiff and bland prose. I'm not sure whether or not this is because of the translation between languages or the inherent content, but bottom line is it's not very good, and I find myself having to read with my heart and ignore what my mind is screaming.
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Haha, I have to do the same thing! It can be really hard sometimes, especially if something else about the book is off (characterization, plot, whatever). In general, though, I think it's just that light novels are normally badly written
and it's hard to translate Japanese prose into English.
Probably the best light novel I've read is Scrapped Princess-- the translation/writing is good, the characters actually have some depth, and the plot isn't over-the-top ridiculous. Have you read it?
