Friday, June 12, 2015, 2:09 AM,
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A Tabula Rasa
"Tsukuru Tazaki was the only one in the group without anything special about him. His grades were slightly above average. He wasn’t especially interested in academics, though he did pay close attention during class and always made sure to do the minimum amount of practice and review needed to get by."
"He didn’t mind sports but never was interested enough to join a team. He’d play the occasional game of tennis with his family or friends, and go skiing or swimming every once in a while. That was about it."
"Sometimes, when he looked at his face in the mirror, he detected an incurable boredom. He had no deep interest in the arts, no hobby or special skill. He was, if anything, a bit taciturn; he blushed easily, wasn’t especially outgoing, and could never relax around people he’d just met."
"But when it came to Tsukuru himself, there was not one single quality he possessed that was worth bragging about or showing off to others."
"Everything about him was middling, pallid, lacking in color."
