ブクログ 48号
あなたにとって忘れられない1冊はありますか？
あの主人公のあのセリフが忘れられない！やあの場面が！というのは必ずあるのではないでしょうか。
この物語ではそんな物語を紡ぎだす2人の物語。
あらすじ
小説は、好きですか――？
いつか誰かが泣かないですむように、今は君のために物語を綴ろう。
僕は小説の主人公になり得ない人間だ。学生で作家デビューしたものの、発表した作品は酷評され売り上げも振るわない……。
物語を紡ぐ意味を見失った僕の前に現れた、同い年の人気作家・小余綾詩凪。二人で小説を合作するうち、僕は彼女の秘密に気がつく。彼女の言う“小説の神様”とは？ そして合作の行方は？ 書くことでしか進めない、不器用な僕たちの先の見えない青春！
小説を何のために読むのか。
その答えは人によって大きく異なるのかもしれませんが、単に時間つぶしという人もいれば、世界観に浸りたいという人もいるでしょう。
小説に限って言えば、字面だけでそこから読者に想像させながらメッセージを伝えるというとても高度な文章で、一つ一つの表現や描写が大切なのか。日があたるところはもちろん影の部分にも光がきっと届くように。
そして、明日涙を流さなくて済むように。今日を超えるための本があるのもまた物語の素晴らしさなのかなと感じました。
English edition
BOOKLOG
Is there a book that you will never forget?
I'll never forget that line from the main character! I can't forget that scene! I'm sure there is always a "Hey there!
This story is about two people who weave such a tale.
Synopsis.
Do you like novels--?
I'll write a story for you now so someone else won't have to cry someday.
I am a person who cannot be the main character of a novel. I debuted as a writer as a student, but the works I published were critically acclaimed and did not sell well. ......
I have lost sight of the meaning of spinning a story, and a popular writer of the same age, Shinagi Koyo Aya, appears in front of me. As we collaborate on a novel together, I discover her secret. What does she mean by the "god of novels"? And what will happen to our collaboration? We are clumsy and cannot see the future of our youth, which can only be advanced by writing!
What is the purpose of reading novels?
The answer to this question may vary greatly from person to person. Some people simply want to kill time, while others want to immerse themselves in a worldview.
As far as novels are concerned, are they very sophisticated texts that convey a message while letting the reader imagine it from the characters alone, and is every single expression and description important? I hope that light will surely reach the places where the sun shines and the shadows.
And may we not have to shed tears tomorrow. I felt that it is also a wonderful thing about stories that there are books to go beyond today.
