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It's an as true to life story as you'll get. I love these books. I can;t say anything on the poor translation quality. I really like the normalness of this novel I guess. It's not some fantastical story with demons have sex with pretty boys. My mind overcompensates and fixes most typos and syntax erors automatically. Ona few occasions I had to stop but if you're like me you shouldn't have any trouble.
Wataru and Yuichi's relationship is also more drawn out and heartfelt in the novel, and the brand new pretty illustrations scattered throughout are definitely a treat. I fell in love with Only the Ring Finger Knows with it's initial manga release. While the translations were awkward at points and by no means perfect, the overall effect of the manga still transferred to the novel, and you truly feel the pain of Wataru's broken heart, and then relief when they finally do end get together and overcome everything. It was a beautiful story not only about young love, but a love that developed and grew stronger and more passionate as time went, despite the fact that it seemed a forbidden desire. Only the Ring Finger knows separates itself from the typical BL manga in that the couple is forced to struggle with being accepted by society, as most gay couples ultimately have to. It's a lovely read and definitely worth buying, especially if you're a fan of the manga. (And if you haven't read it, this is a good start too)
As DMP's first Novel translated because of its popularness as a Manga I would have expected DMP to take a little more time to make this Novel perfect. There are a couple of mistakes and whatnot and confusing areas (due to lazy translation) but overall it's a beautifully written story (mainly contains everything in the Manga of the same title) and the images are gorgeous. It's a light BL Novel atm, doubt it'll reach a Yaoi Label. And goes for 4 volumes.But this is a deffient buy for anyone who is looking for a Novel to add to their Yaoi/BL collection.
For the price, the novel is definitely worth its weight in gold considering I have no qualm about spending close to $10 bucks for the manga.Glad there are 2 more volumes to go in this beautiful series. The manga is based on the first story but even the pleasing graphics and faithful adaptation could not beat the expressive words depicting the angst and romance in the novel.And of course there is the second story which is even more emotional and the last part when our 2 boys finally consume their love is touching and warmly romantic and described with a fluid grace.
I like the manga but I love the novel more. I guess most of us pick up this novel because we enjoy the manga version.
I could not help regretting not knowing Japanese (sigh).Vol 1 has 2 stories. This novelist's expression of the boys' budding love is simply beautiful.
Thankfully the translation did not let us down even though more editing would have been appreciated. This second story was never published in any manga form.
After reading "Don't worry Mama" and this, I am hungry for more translated Japanese BL/Yaoi novels.
The second part titled "The lonely ring finger" is what you should look forward to (i know i did)."The lonely ring finger" is a continuation of Wataru and Yuichi's relationship after they became a couple; how they try to spend time together without revealing themselves to their peers in school, a bet that is out-of this-world, etc, etc; in my opinion, this second part tells more about their "human" side and their struggles to stay together (like how any other normal couples would) despite all the mishaps and lies.Other than a few typo errors here and there, i find this novel a joy to read and have; it's a must-have for you yaoi fans out there. I absolutely love this novel. The story itself is great to begin with; not that the manga didn't do a wonderful job bringing the characters to life, but it didn't continue the second part of the novel which was about Wataru and Yuichi's time together as a couple.The first half of the novel titled "Only the ring finger knows" is similar to the manga, so i won't elaborate more about this part. I can't wait for the second novel to be released in July.
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