The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya (light novel) (The Haruhi Suzumiya Series, 3) Paperback – July 1, 2010

Once again, in this third installment of the "Haruhi Suzumiya" series, Tanigawa-san has given us the stories about Kyon's long-suffering with a crazy classmate who may or not be the goddess of earth, a sexy and sweet time traveler, a monotone & bookaholic alien, and a shrewd and somewhat mysterious Esper. I'm speaking of course of Haruhi, Mikuru, Yuki, and Itsuki respectively. Out of all the stories in this light novel, I enjoyed "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" and "Remote Island Syndrome" the best. "Rhapsody" explains why Haruhi thought she'd met Kyon before, and that's all I will say about the plot itself. I thought that this story was one of the more interesting ones out of all the light novels so far. "Syndrome" is one of my favorites because of the setting. A secluded island with only a few people on it...sounds heavenly. However, a sudden hurricane flares up and the SOS Brigade finds themselves in the midst of a murder-mystery! In all honesty, the reason I love reading these books is because of Kyon. His sense of humor and his observations about his world are hysterical and yet right on the money. He's my favorite character in the anime series and the light novels. I also like Yuki, just because I think there's a lot more going on with her than she lets on. Anyway, I highly reccomend this and the other light novels!

Though "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya" is technically "The Sigh"'s sequel, it is in fact a collection of short stories that take place in between the first two books.A quick summary: the first self-titled short story follows the SOS Brigade as Haruhi decides to enroll the club in the city's baseball tournament, much to Kyon's chagrin. The second story, "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" is about Kyon and Mikuru's journey back in time where Kyon is destined to meet Haruhi for the first time. The third short story (and the shortest) titled "Mysterique Sign" is a tale very reminiscent of many "X-files" episodes, and a funny and odd tale despite it's brief length. In the fourth and longest story in the book, "Remote Island Syndrome", Haruhi and crew get stranded on an island during their vacation and unwittingly become participants in and murder-mystery with a surprising ending.Though it is one of weaker books in the series, it was fun to read through and filled in the time between The Melancholy and The Sigh.

The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya is set between The Melancholy and The Sigh. If you have seen the anime or have the manga than some of this is familiar to you. Baseball, data life form, time travel, and a murder mystery! In other words, four short stories, good for a bus ride or for that hour before you have to go to bed.Enjoy!

Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody is probably the only story I really liked in this book. I loved it enough to rate the book four stars. The rest of the stories are, if you haven't seen the anime, interesting but not super exciting. If you have seen the anime, there is hardly any reason to even read the other stories other than a little extra character development.

I bought these first three books just to complete the set that I already own. There are plenty of in depth reviews of these stories so, I'll just point out that I thoroughly enjoyed these books (specifically the comedy aspect).

If you are someone who watched the anime adaptation to this light novel then your like me a fan of anime. I recommend anyone who is a fan read this book because the narration from Kyon and the detail that never made it to the screen are "unique" as Yuuki Nagato would say.

i like the book. :D good quality too when it arrived and it smelt like new book. Ahh new book smell I tell yah that smell. You know what i'm talking about don't you, your just nodding your head going mnnnhmmm i know that smell gurl. yeah it smelt good.

It came a lot faster then expected and it was great quality.

This third book in the `Haruhi Suzumiya' series of light novels is a collection of four short stories that detail events that happened between `Melancholy' and `Sigh'.The first of these stories is `The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya' and sees the SOS Brigade and their friends partake in a baseball tournament. This was apparently the first Haruhi Suzumiya story that was officially published and while it is definitely as entertaining as the rest of the series, it does feel a bit lacklustre compared to some of the other parts of the series.The nest story `Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody' is my favourite of the four stories in this book. When Haruhi decides that the SOS Brigade will be doing something for Tanabata things it leads to Kyon taking an unexpected trip with Asahina to three years in the past. This is a really interesting story that sheds some light on some things mentioned in the first book of the series.The shortest story in the book is `Mysterique Sign' and it sees the SOS Brigade investigate the disappearance of the computer club president and how it connects to Haruhi. This is an interesting story which I like because it focuses more on Yuki Nagato who is my favourite character from the series.`Remote Island Syndrome' is the last and longest story in this book and it is quite entertaining, even if the ending was something of an anti-climax. The story sees the SOS Brigade travel to a villa on an isolated island owned by one of Koizumi's relatives. While there the Brigade gets drawn into a mysterious event that isn't all it seems. This is a very good story and is probably my second favourite of in the book. The story is a bit different than those shown in the manga and anime versions, both of which I feel finished the story off better than the original one here.This third book in the `Haruhi Suzumiya' series is better than `Sigh' but probably still not quite as good as `Melancholy'. The `Haruhi Suzumiya' series of light novels is quickly becoming one of my favourite series of books and I am really looking forward to the next instalment in the series.

My son likes reading books like this he said it was brilliant sorry for not reviewing sooner as completely forgot