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nalia1991's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
celebrian's review against another edition
4.0
Je l'ai dévoré. Le livre m'a frappée comme le genre de récit où on est invités à suivre le rêve avec ses désordres et ses incohérences... Cette exploration de son passé par un adulte qui n'est plus si certain de son identité, perdu au milieu de directions impossibles et d'impossibles relations, est au final très nostalgique. L'adulte-enfant court derrière un bonheur projeté sur des souvenirs qui ne sont plus des souvenirs. Parsemé de tendresse pour des personnages aux défauts parfois saillants, Quartier Lointain est un long voyage poétique qui redonne du sens, qui ré-ordonne la vie ordinaire d'un homme.
pelks's review against another edition
5.0
This is hands down one of the best mangas I've ever read. I HIGHLY recommend it. The art is breathtaking and the story is captivating. It's called "A Distant Neighborhood" in English. Read it!
apanneton's review against another edition
Dans les toutes dernières journées de vacances, lire Taniguchi pour la première fois & y retrouver ce qui me berce déjà : la lenteur, la nostalgie, une sensibilité attentive & sincère.
lunacarmona's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
filsdelarabe's review against another edition
5.0
Ceci n'est pas un roman graphique mais une expérience jouissive, les plans, le sujet abordé avec tant de finesse et de bienveillance , énorme coup de cœur pour ma part.
kmardahl's review against another edition
5.0
This was an excellent and amazing story that was perfectly suited to the manga/graphic novel style. It's my third Taniguchi, but now I need more. My mind is also ruminating over possible panels to follow the very last panel in the album!!
Oddly, there is no description here on Goodreads, so I'll provide one for orientation.
Hiroshi Nakahara is a 48-year-old busy businessman on a business trip away from home. He sounds like a workoholic who is also a bit dissatisfied with life in some vague way. While heading home after the trip, he takes the wrong train. He ends up in his childhood village. He has a few hours to kill while waiting for a train in the right direction, so he wanders about town, sees where his home used to be, and visits his mother's grave. While praying to her, he feels something happen and discovers that he is in a child's body - the body of his 14-year-old self. Somehow, he is back in 1963 with his mother, father, and little sister a few months before his father mysteriously disappears forever from their lives. With his 48 years of knowledge! When he realises he is stuck in time, he vows to stop his father from disappearing...
The illustrations are what I call clean drawings. That is, realistic drawings of people and objects and places. I love this style from the brush and pens of Taniguchi. I love the details and the stories the illustrations themselves tell. They enhance the words spoken or thought by the characters.
I read this in Danish and Mette Holm, the translator, indicates her admiration for Taniguchi in her preface. She felt it was an honor to be asked to translate Taniguchi. I think that respect shines through. I can't read the original Japanese, so I must trust the quality of her words. I think she did everything perfectly because I was caught up in the story and the characters created by Taniguchi. So thank you, Mette Holm!
Nakahara poses a lot of serious questions about what we want or expect from life. At the same time, we get a very entertaining story about life in Japan after the war and into the early 60s. Entertaining? Nothing wacky happens. This is an everyday tale (except for the time travel!), and that is what makes it so appealing to me. Everyday people do ponder a lot of big, serious questions all the time. This is just one perspective. It's not an intense or deep philosophy, but the questions are still valid. The vehicle of the manga is just perfect for telling Nakahara's tale.
Take a look at the book online, in your library, or your local graphic novel store. I can highly recommend getting to know Hiroshi Nakahara. Thank you, Jiro Taniguchi (and Mette Holm)!
Oddly, there is no description here on Goodreads, so I'll provide one for orientation.
Hiroshi Nakahara is a 48-year-old busy businessman on a business trip away from home. He sounds like a workoholic who is also a bit dissatisfied with life in some vague way. While heading home after the trip, he takes the wrong train. He ends up in his childhood village. He has a few hours to kill while waiting for a train in the right direction, so he wanders about town, sees where his home used to be, and visits his mother's grave. While praying to her, he feels something happen and discovers that he is in a child's body - the body of his 14-year-old self. Somehow, he is back in 1963 with his mother, father, and little sister a few months before his father mysteriously disappears forever from their lives. With his 48 years of knowledge! When he realises he is stuck in time, he vows to stop his father from disappearing...
The illustrations are what I call clean drawings. That is, realistic drawings of people and objects and places. I love this style from the brush and pens of Taniguchi. I love the details and the stories the illustrations themselves tell. They enhance the words spoken or thought by the characters.
I read this in Danish and Mette Holm, the translator, indicates her admiration for Taniguchi in her preface. She felt it was an honor to be asked to translate Taniguchi. I think that respect shines through. I can't read the original Japanese, so I must trust the quality of her words. I think she did everything perfectly because I was caught up in the story and the characters created by Taniguchi. So thank you, Mette Holm!
Nakahara poses a lot of serious questions about what we want or expect from life. At the same time, we get a very entertaining story about life in Japan after the war and into the early 60s. Entertaining? Nothing wacky happens. This is an everyday tale (except for the time travel!), and that is what makes it so appealing to me. Everyday people do ponder a lot of big, serious questions all the time. This is just one perspective. It's not an intense or deep philosophy, but the questions are still valid. The vehicle of the manga is just perfect for telling Nakahara's tale.
Take a look at the book online, in your library, or your local graphic novel store. I can highly recommend getting to know Hiroshi Nakahara. Thank you, Jiro Taniguchi (and Mette Holm)!
inner_adventures's review against another edition
5.0
Read many times. Still an absolute enchantment as every of Taniguchi’s work.
My personal favorite.
My personal favorite.
lyazara's review against another edition
5.0
4.5⭐
J'avais déjà croisé les couvertures des différents ouvrages de Jirô Taniguchi sur le net, mais je ne m'étais jamais renseignée plus que ça. Alors j'ai été surprise en découvrant Quartier Lointain dans ma boîte aux lettres ce matin ! (merci belle maman)
Après un déplacement professionnel, Hiroshi, 48 ans, doit rentrer chez lui à Tokyo pour retrouver sa femme et ses deux filles. Or, ses excès d'alcool de la veille le poussent à se tromper de train et le voilà en route pour Kurayoshi, la ville dans laquelle il a grandi et dans laquelle repose sa défunte mère.
Perte de connaissance.
Il se réveille dans un corps qui lui appartenait, à 14 ans, en ayant tout conservé de ses expériences et de ses souvenirs.
Retour au domicile familial avec ses parents, sa grand-mère et sa petite sœur, découverte de secrets de famille, retour au collège, rencontre d'anciens camarades (avec la connaissance de leur futur) et de Tomoko, la plus jolie fille de la classe, Hiroshi revit son adolescence avec une question en tête : est-ce que les nouveaux événements changeront l'avenir ?
Il souhaite également comprendre pourquoi son père a disparu le 31 août de cette année, et pourquoi pas, faire en sorte qu'il ne quitte jamais sa femme et ses enfants ?
J'ai adoré ce manga. Les dessins sont magnifiques, les émotions des personnages sont bien retranscrites, la finesse des traits, la beauté des paysages et des bâtiments m'ont vraiment plu.
L'histoire est incroyable. Les personnages ne sont pas lisses, ce qui les rend attachants. J'ai aimé la façon dont étaient traités les sujets tels que la mort, l'alcool, l'abandon ou simplement la famille. J'ai été émue plus d'une fois et lâché quelques larmes.
Alors, dès que j'en aurai l'occasion, je me procurerai les autres œuvres de Jirô Taniguchi.
J'avais déjà croisé les couvertures des différents ouvrages de Jirô Taniguchi sur le net, mais je ne m'étais jamais renseignée plus que ça. Alors j'ai été surprise en découvrant Quartier Lointain dans ma boîte aux lettres ce matin ! (merci belle maman)
Après un déplacement professionnel, Hiroshi, 48 ans, doit rentrer chez lui à Tokyo pour retrouver sa femme et ses deux filles. Or, ses excès d'alcool de la veille le poussent à se tromper de train et le voilà en route pour Kurayoshi, la ville dans laquelle il a grandi et dans laquelle repose sa défunte mère.
Perte de connaissance.
Il se réveille dans un corps qui lui appartenait, à 14 ans, en ayant tout conservé de ses expériences et de ses souvenirs.
Retour au domicile familial avec ses parents, sa grand-mère et sa petite sœur, découverte de secrets de famille, retour au collège, rencontre d'anciens camarades (avec la connaissance de leur futur) et de Tomoko, la plus jolie fille de la classe, Hiroshi revit son adolescence avec une question en tête : est-ce que les nouveaux événements changeront l'avenir ?
Il souhaite également comprendre pourquoi son père a disparu le 31 août de cette année, et pourquoi pas, faire en sorte qu'il ne quitte jamais sa femme et ses enfants ?
J'ai adoré ce manga. Les dessins sont magnifiques, les émotions des personnages sont bien retranscrites, la finesse des traits, la beauté des paysages et des bâtiments m'ont vraiment plu.
L'histoire est incroyable. Les personnages ne sont pas lisses, ce qui les rend attachants. J'ai aimé la façon dont étaient traités les sujets tels que la mort, l'alcool, l'abandon ou simplement la famille. J'ai été émue plus d'une fois et lâché quelques larmes.
Alors, dès que j'en aurai l'occasion, je me procurerai les autres œuvres de Jirô Taniguchi.
lukutoukka90's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0