Another (Paperback) Vol. 2 of 2

Wow. I devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it, and I read through both volumes within two days. I remembered from the time I watched the anime that the ending was messy. But the things that bothered me about the anime didn't appear in the book at all - and that's why I finally really like the ending. The resolution is still the same and my heart still grieves over it. I can only warmly recommend it to people who have a soft spot for horror and mystery - not “in your face” horror, but a wonderfully linguistically created testament to tension, fear and panic. Am I overhyping this? Probably - and honestly, some things could've been resolved much quicker if some characters just *spoke*, but I still really loved this. Those are 14/15 year olds confronted with death, after all. SPOILER: The phanomenon persists. Somehow I love that more than the fact that a cure has suddenly been found. Only the step to shorten the problem has been revealed - and whether future classes will ever get this information is open to question.