Ascendance of a Bookworm (Novel)

Description

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself:

If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them. Her goal is to become a librarian.

This story begins with her quest to make books so she can live surrounded by them. Dive into this biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms. (Source: J-Novel Club)

Official English: J-Novel Club

Type

Novel

Related Series

Honzuki no Gekokujou Part 1 (Spin-Off)

Honzuki no Gekokujou Part 2 (Spin-Off)

Honzuki no Gekokujou Part 3 (Spin-Off)

Honzuki no Gekokujou Koushiki Comic Anthology (Spin-Off)

Honzuki no Gekokujou Part 4 (Spin-Off)

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Fanbook (Novel) (Side Story)

Honzuki no Gekokujou Junior Bunko 4Koma (Side Story)

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Hannelore no Kizokuin Go-nensei (Novel) (Side Story)

Associated Names

Ascendance of a Bookworm - I'll Become a Librarian At Any Cost! (Novel)

Cuộc Nổi Dậy Của Cô Nàng Mọt Sách

Honzuki no Gekokujou (Novel)

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erande iraremasen (Novel)

The Upstart Bookworm: I'll stop at nothing in order to be a librarian (Novel)

دوده الكتب (روايه)

การปฏิวัติของสาวน้อยหนอนหนังสือ (Phoenix)

本好きの下剋上　~司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません~ (小説)

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Infinite Novel Translations

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c.103 by Infinite Novel Translations 5 years ago

c.102 by Infinite Novel Translations 5 years ago

c.101 by Infinite Novel Translations 5 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

33 Volumes (Complete)

Part 1: 3 Volumes (Complete)
Part 2: 4 Volumes (Complete)
Part 3: 5 Volumes (Complete)
Part 4: 9 Volumes (Complete)
Part 5: 12 Volumes (Complete)

Spin off lightnovel or continues takes place after part 5 main character changed Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy volume 1

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Part 1 Vol 1 (S1) / Part 2 Vol 1 (S2) / Part 3 Vol 1 (S4)

Ends at Part 1 Vol 3 (S1) / Part 2 Vol 4 (S3)

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (65 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.94 / 10.0

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Last Updated

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Genre

Comedy Drama Fantasy School Life Slice of Life
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Category Recommendations

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Author(s)

KAZUKI Miya

Artist(s)

SHIINA You

Year

2013

Original Publisher

Syosetu

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Serialized In (magazine)

N/A

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

J-Novel Club (33 Digital Volumes; Complete | 26 Physical Volumes; Ongoing)

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3 Month Pos #2318

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6 Month Pos #3613

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Year Pos #4248

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My favorite story ever

by Squared
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I first found it’s anime, then read the entirety of the manga, then read the officially translated light novels, then the unofficially translated ones, then the machine translations, then the web comic.

I can’t express with words how much I like the characters and setting, how the intricacies of magic play a role in its society, and how previous events in the story of the world have repercussions on today’s story.

I can’t recommend it enough

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Amazing... I Recommend It

by angelhalo224
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

10/10 - Very well done. The world-building, characters, and storyline are really well thought out and fun to read. Of the different adaptations this has the most detailed portrayal of the storyline when you are comparing them. The light novel also include some bonus stuff at the end of each novel so it is worth it to purchase the light novel and not just read the translation of the light novel.

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Much wholesome

by Chill_man
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Very wholesome and great world building

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Amazing world building

by villasan
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The most amazing part of fantasy kind of stories is when the author is able to catch you with of a somehow touchy-realistic environments even while describing nonsensical phenomena like magic or stuff...
That's exactly what this kind of novel is like. It's realistic enough for you to easily sympathize with almost every character in it.
Although it is not a perfect work, it is one of the best fantasy novel I have ever read.
Materpiece level: 10/10

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Definitely interesting, with a slowish pace

by bobIV123
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Note: I've read up to chapter 35

This is a bit of an odd one. I really enjoy it, but I don't mind the slowish pace and the "action" being either someone trying to make books or social interactions between characters, so maybe it isn't for everyone. I do think that it's well written though, and blastron01's doing a good job with the translation, at least in terms of how easily it reads in english.

If I had to compare the feel of this to something, it'd probably be somewhat similar to Koshaku Reijo no Tashinami (Novel) but with book-making instead of financial stuff.

I like the pace of this a lot though, it's kinda slow with some small things happening, and then it swells into a climax, and then goes back down. I realize that describes most stories, but I think this one does a particularly good job with it.

I'd say that if you're looking for something entertaining and a little intellectual, this is a pretty solid choice.

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