And thanks for adding the link, Chris!

LOL. Well, I’m not sure if this is the same thing, but it seems the last few volumes I’ve read have had page after page of dialogue like this:

“Please don’t do that, because it will only make things more difficult.”

“More difficult?”

“Yes. It will only make things more difficult.”

“So you don’t want me to do that because it will make things more difficult for you?”

“Yes, it will only complicate things.”

“So, if I do that, it will make things more complicated for you?”

“Yes. You are just getting in the way.”

“So..you’re saying I’m just getting in the way if I..”

and so on and so on…LOL.

And while I can see where the shift in the story is an unexpected development, and it really couldn’t have continued on for too much longer as it was, I just haven’t felt the same level of intelligence in the story. It really does feel like it’s spinning its wheels.

It is interesting to hear when different people grew dissatisfied with Death Note. As I said on my blog, I didn’t mind the changes Sean B is referring to (I actually found them interesting and daring) but the last few volumes wore me down with their endless exposition. It would have been nice if writer Tsugumi Ohba had trusted readers to fill in the blanks / connect the dots on their own instead of spelling it all out for us. I don’t remember the earlier volumes being quite as bad in that regard. In fact, trying to put the pieces together on your own was part of the fun initially.

Of course, I haven’t completed 11 yet and still have 12 waiting for me, so maybe things get redeemed.