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Honzuki no Gekokujou is... alright! My enjoyment, as with other reviewers was severely knee capped by the emotionally turbulent and inwardly focused main character. Her family, who she apparently loves dearly, is living in what appears to be abject poverty. But, despite all the earnings that the main character receives for pulling knowledge from her previous life out of her ass, they don't appear to undergo any appreciation in their material conditions through out the story... I will also agree that the main character does not read as hugely intelligent (which is noted by the story itself) as she frequently does not learn from previous mistakes. Her biggest misstep is the continual undervaluing of the intellectual property of her previous life, with her frequently earning only a few gold coins when it is noted by other characters in the story that she could have certainly got more. Fair enough not having a personality that is suited for wringing out the possible capital from every situation, but your family is certifiably impoverished!!!
I also have a personal gripe with the characters obsession with books. Really? Do obsessional, voracious readers have a fetish for "books" as some nebulous physical concept? I don't think so. Generally people have preferences for genre and content, not to just simply READ ANYTHING WRITTEN DOWN ON ANYTHING REMOTELY RESEMBLING A PHYSICAL SURFACE. She literally has the aim to produce her own books. Who on earth wants to be surrounded by just books that they have written? I would have much preferred if this character had an obsession with "knowledge". It would have fit perfectly fine with the narrative of the story with only minor tweaks required and it would also explain why she has so much random knowledge of manufacturing processes despite living in modernised Japan (but then again, she reads "books" doesn't she xDDD)
My feelings do trend positive with this series though and I enjoy the small moments like seeing peoples reactions to her random little inventions and the side characters generally.
