"I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, sliders or espers here, come join me. That is all."

(Note: This review is based on the first book "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", not considering the following novels such as "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya" nor "The Boredom of Haruhi-" and so on and so forth.)

Most everyone knows the tale of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kyon, and the SOS Brigade: They search out the world for the extraordinary. Little does Kyon know that all the extraordinary is Haruhi herself.
The story of Haruhi Suzumiya is so completely wonderful. When I finished the light novel of Haruhi, I watched the first episode of the anime, and was completely dumbfounded on how similar the anime is to the novel. Its absolutely a perfect replica. Like the anime, the novel is narrated by our own Kyon, who's sarcasm and wise-cracks honestly never get old. The story from his eyes had a certain element of charm that only added to the already wonderful plot line. I can honestly say I enjoyed every moment.

What makes the book, though, is the characters themselves. I could rant about Haruhi-- her energetic, selfish, odd, enthusiastic, impatient, colorful and utterly hilarious personality-- but honestly, the character that I really loved was no other than Kyon. From the beginning of the book to the end, we lived through Kyon's eyes while he struggled with questions such as "I AM a normal highschool boy, right?" to "Why did Haruhi choose me?" to "What IS Haruhi to me?" The character growth in Kyon is outstanding, though I have to say that I liked him in the beginning... and I LOVED him at the end. I'll take my own Kyon, please.

Did you know that light novels have PICTURES? I was a little bit too delighted when I figured that out. I was spastically waving the book in front of each of my family members, saying, "LOOK!! ITS BEAUTIFUL!"
Okay. I'm going to end this art section before I embarrass myself. Anyways. The art is beautiful. It captures the scenes perfectly.

My enjoyment? A 10, without a doubt. I had a friend ask me if she could borrow the book when I had finished it. I replied, "No. I'm reading it again." Because, I have no interest in ordinary novels. If there are any novels here that has the wit, charm, humor and enjoyment that Haruhi Suzumiya had, come join me. That is all.