Jul 28, 2005 
I have just finished reading Lorelei of the End of the War, a novel about a submarine and World War Ⅱ. Have you heard of this sci-fi novel? I think you have. I heard this story was made into a movie last year. At least you might have heard of the title.
It was right before I went to Rocky Mountains with Yoshi that Nuk-Nuk lended me the book. The book was unbelievably thick with pages full of tiny small words in it. It is the first half of two serial books. However, it didn't stop me from reading. I thirsted to read something written in Japanese at the time. Plus, I had happened to know the movie and been interested in it.
I didn't borrow the second half and came back to Japan afterward. So I went to Book Off, the second hand book store, and bought it a week ago.
I found the novel absorbing.
In fact, I finished reading in the middle of the travel. You know, I was in famous Rocky Mountains, where there are lots'n lots to see. I was walking all the day everyday. I was tired enough to get deadly sleep every night. Even so the interesting story kept me awake for a couple of hours to read.
It was in the end of WWⅡ, there was a legendary submarine nicknamed Sea Ghost. No one knows where she came from but everyone was afraid to fight with her. Unlike regular submarine, she has huge cannons on her back and, more importantly, Lorelei System. With the System, she swims in the sea freely while other regular subs were groping around with their sonars.
This story was about people related to the submarine.
Finally they each find their own reason to be. They find why they live, what for.
Actually, there are as many cruel scenes as other war stories. Even though it is just a novel, the author was very witty that I could easily picture those scenes. It was awful when I read the most cruel scene after midnight, I hardly went to sleep. Those scenes came back again and again every time I closed my eyes.
However, because of that, human dramas of the people in this story became more flesh. People have to live with inconsistence, dilemma, regret and feeling of guilt. I empathized with them and felt like I also found some kind of answer to what I live for.
If you like those kind of human drama, this novel is a must to read. ( If you don't mind the cruel scenes...) I absolutely recommend it to you!
I wanted to see the movie too but I don't know now... I heard some characters were cut out or changed into different personality. As a fan of the original story, I may not be satisfied. ( I can't believe Fritz is not in the movie!! He is such a key person, isn't he?!)
『終戦のローレライ』（上）（下）読破しましたー。
（もう古いの？今はイージスの時代なの？）
いやぁ～おもしろかった！！！
最後は泣きましたー。
（セオリー通りのストーリー展開だったとは言え！）
カナダから帰ってくるちょっと前に、ぬくぬくから上巻を借りて、
おもしろくて一気に読んでしまったですよ。んでも
時間無くて、下巻が借りれずじまいに帰国。。
先日、某B○○k ○ff（伏せ字になってねえ
）で買って、またも一気読み。
…と言っても読破までに１週間近くかかったかな；
その存在自体は、去年？Yahoo!のCMかなんかで見たことはあって、
潜水艦映画とか割と好きなので（U571とかね)、興味はあったのですよー。
戦争ものって、幽霊ものとかなんかよりもより現実的だから
（ていうか実際起こった過去だから、か。）怖くて好きじゃないんだけど、
でも、そういう深刻な状況における人間ドラマには目がなくて。。
このストーリーの好きなところは
いい男がわんさか登場するところです（いやいや。。）
生きるとは何か、死ぬとは何か、そんなことに懊悩する
いい男（またか；）たちの身悶えする姿が（いやいや！）
なんて言うか、自分にもある迷いの、
ある種の答えを示してくれたりする。
なるほど、っていっぱい思いました。
訳分かりませんね。。ごめんなさい。
しかしまじ泣きましたわ。
マスカラ流れ落ちてくまどりになったったー。。
しかしパウラ・エブナーの感知能力、私好みです。。えへへ。
絹見艦長のイメージ、私には堤真一でした。
（多分“真一”つながり？
いやでも古いけど、Good Luck!の香田キャプテンのイメージで。。）
でも映画では浅倉なんですね。それも似合うかも
I have just finished reading Lorelei of the End of the War, a novel about a submarine and World War Ⅱ. Have you heard of this sci-fi novel? I think you have. I heard this story was made into a movie last year. At least you might have heard of the title.
It was right before I went to Rocky Mountains with Yoshi that Nuk-Nuk lended me the book. The book was unbelievably thick with pages full of tiny small words in it. It is the first half of two serial books. However, it didn't stop me from reading. I thirsted to read something written in Japanese at the time. Plus, I had happened to know the movie and been interested in it.
I didn't borrow the second half and came back to Japan afterward. So I went to Book Off, the second hand book store, and bought it a week ago.
I found the novel absorbing.
In fact, I finished reading in the middle of the travel. You know, I was in famous Rocky Mountains, where there are lots'n lots to see. I was walking all the day everyday. I was tired enough to get deadly sleep every night. Even so the interesting story kept me awake for a couple of hours to read.
It was in the end of WWⅡ, there was a legendary submarine nicknamed Sea Ghost. No one knows where she came from but everyone was afraid to fight with her. Unlike regular submarine, she has huge cannons on her back and, more importantly, Lorelei System. With the System, she swims in the sea freely while other regular subs were groping around with their sonars.
This story was about people related to the submarine.
Finally they each find their own reason to be. They find why they live, what for.
Actually, there are as many cruel scenes as other war stories. Even though it is just a novel, the author was very witty that I could easily picture those scenes. It was awful when I read the most cruel scene after midnight, I hardly went to sleep. Those scenes came back again and again every time I closed my eyes.
However, because of that, human dramas of the people in this story became more flesh. People have to live with inconsistence, dilemma, regret and feeling of guilt. I empathized with them and felt like I also found some kind of answer to what I live for.
If you like those kind of human drama, this novel is a must to read. ( If you don't mind the cruel scenes...) I absolutely recommend it to you!
I wanted to see the movie too but I don't know now... I heard some characters were cut out or changed into different personality. As a fan of the original story, I may not be satisfied. ( I can't believe Fritz is not in the movie!! He is such a key person, isn't he?!)
『終戦のローレライ』（上）（下）読破しましたー。
（もう古いの？今はイージスの時代なの？）
いやぁ～おもしろかった！！！
最後は泣きましたー。
（セオリー通りのストーリー展開だったとは言え！）
カナダから帰ってくるちょっと前に、ぬくぬくから上巻を借りて、
おもしろくて一気に読んでしまったですよ。んでも
時間無くて、下巻が借りれずじまいに帰国。。
先日、某B○○k ○ff（伏せ字になってねえ
）で買って、またも一気読み。…と言っても読破までに１週間近くかかったかな；
その存在自体は、去年？Yahoo!のCMかなんかで見たことはあって、
潜水艦映画とか割と好きなので（U571とかね)、興味はあったのですよー。
戦争ものって、幽霊ものとかなんかよりもより現実的だから
（ていうか実際起こった過去だから、か。）怖くて好きじゃないんだけど、
でも、そういう深刻な状況における人間ドラマには目がなくて。。
このストーリーの好きなところは
いい男
がわんさか登場するところです（いやいや。。）生きるとは何か、死ぬとは何か、そんなことに懊悩する
いい男
（またか；）たちの身悶えする姿が（いやいや！）なんて言うか、自分にもある迷いの、
ある種の答えを示してくれたりする。
なるほど、っていっぱい思いました。
訳分かりませんね。。ごめんなさい。
しかしまじ泣きましたわ。
マスカラ流れ落ちてくまどりになったったー。。
しかしパウラ・エブナーの感知能力、私好みです。。えへへ。
絹見艦長のイメージ、私には堤真一でした。
（多分“真一”つながり？
いやでも古いけど、Good Luck!の香田キャプテンのイメージで。。）
でも映画では浅倉なんですね。それも似合うかも
残酷なシーンは苦手だけど、泣ける本はいいよね
（それも好きですが）
笑えるお話より
（そっちもかなり好きですが！）
人間の心理を描いてる
シリアスな内容のものをよく読むのですょ
…だから
あまり冗談の通じない人間なのかも～私ったら