Qualia the Purple is one of those books that can be challenging to review. Yes, there’s the point that it deals in some dense scientific concepts and also dips into very dark, messy places as far as its material. But mostly, Qualia the Purple is one of those stories where much of the enjoyment comes from having as little idea as to where it’s going when you first experience it. Thus I could tell you to disregard the body of this review at the beginning here, to simply close the window and seek out Qualia the Purple for yourself, and to be fair, I stand by that as an absolutely valid option. It’s a remarkable, earnestly recommendable story that I’m elated to finally have in officially-translated English print.
But making that simple qualification for Qualia and then delving straight into spoiler-laden analysis for the sake of everyone who already bought this book would be doing a…
