Death Note - Volumes 1 and 2

Death Note was one the things that inspired this post about the difficulties of comparing books with comics/manga.

I'd been looking for something else to read in the manga line since Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles finished and I'd had Death Note recommended to me, several Halloweens ago while I was on a fencing social. The recommendation came from one of the bar staff at the Landsdowne. And I thought, well if it's good enough that people are singing its praises to random strangers, then it's probably worth a read. I saw Volume 1 on sale at Waterstones so I bought it.

I'm very glad I did. The first volume, while good and solid, is mostly straight forward, mostly just letting us get to know the characters. It wasn't the "OMG so awesome" I'd been lead to believe but I got the second volume.

And it was so worth it.

Because the first volume was spent getting to know the characters, what happens in volume 2 matters so much more.
( Spoilers )

Looking forward to cracking open volume 3.

* Help, spell-check has Nietzsche-wannabes pre-entered on its memory.