Yamato

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. 

Lord of the Flies is a very influential book, but the books that it inspired did the same concept better.

Really powerful, well researched nonfiction narrative, but the sections detailing sports legislation are so painfully dull 

Holden definitely isn't a good person, but he is one of the most interesting characters in literature - every page is dedicated to making this lost, deeply lonely soul feel real. Can definitely see why this is life changing for so many people; your enjoyment of the book is heavily contingent on your enjoyment of Holden though 

Mediocre, but I still have some fondness for it because nostalgia is one hell of a drug