"Hyouka" (Ice Cream) by YONEZAWA Honobu

Mr. Yonezawa is a Japanese writer, who once has written light novels and recently beginning to write normal novels especially mysteries.

This book is the first book of 'Koten-bu' series. 'Koten-bu' means a group whose members are interested in classical things. In this story it is the group in a senior high school.

A high school student, OREKI Houtarou, has a motto to live with economizing energy. He will not act by himself unless that leads to save energy. His elder sister was completely different from him. She is wondering all around the world. She celebrated his entrance to the high school from far away, and ordered 'Enter the Koten-bu!', because the club will be vanished unless nobody enter on the year. Houtarou decided to enter the group, because it will cost more energy to quarrel with his sister rather than to enter the club. But other person, CHITANDA Eru, also entered the club on the spring...

I have already read the third book of this series. This is very interesting. In particular the character of Houtarou is very good! (^_^)


FYI:
'Koten-bu' series:
* Hyouka [Ice Cream] : 氷菓 <= this book
* Gusya-no Endoro-ru [The End Role of Fools] : 愚者のエンドロール
* Kudoryafuka-no Jyunban [The Order of Kudryavka] : クドリャフカの順番
* Toomawari-suru Hina [Chicks Making a Detour] : 遠まわりする雛

(Finished reading on Apr. 29, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* YONEZAWA Honobu : 米澤穂信
* Hyouka : 氷菓