Ratings19
Average rating3.8
In this dark, moody love story, college student Kusunoki decides to selloff the next thirty years of his life at a mysterious shop in exchange formoney-and maybe a chance to find something worth living for.
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Half way through I had to go lie in my bed and stare at nothing. It gave me existential crisis and depression. Masterpiece.
Edit to say: Do you have doubts to start this book? If you don't care about spoilers, you can read my short review first:
The story is well written, but as a person with limited friend circle (read 2) and poor communication skills I am offended that this book considers my life worthless and tries to say whoever being well-known and liked by the majority has a worthier life! And the author tries to cover this scam by a romance story!
Isn't this familiar to you?!
1) Black Mirror, Season 3, Episode 1: If you are liked by more people, you'll be able to communicate with high class ones, you'll be richer and can buy a house or a car and etc. so you are worthy.
2) Every natural beautiful Gen Z has a TikTok account and is loved by the majority for something (their face) they didn't even create THEMSELVES while LIP-SYNCING a song they haven't even written nor composed. They would still get richer than they are now if they sell their lifetime!!
Even if I had read this book before not-counted-as-talent Gen Z things becomes popular, I still wouldn't have liked this book. Nobody is allowed to judge how worthy my life is. I am the only person in charge who can achieve my goals and be happy.
So, NO.
What is the monetary value of a life? This is the question that Three Days of Happiness centers around, leading to a rather compelling story. While it is an interesting story that will hit you in the feels, Three Days of Happiness doesn't have anything deep to say about life and is overhyped by the light novel community.