Well, the common element (and yes, I found one!) is the friendship thing. It first came out in the episode about the bitchy girl who didn't like Haruhi, and it's not just the guys helping her - it shows up again in the silly incident at the jungleworld underground pool complex, when they think Hunny is lost. So when you get down to it, this about a group of friends interacting and ragging each other and also supporting each other. And you get a lot of that in both of the other books too. (I think it's really funny that SDK, which features a group of guys who are always cheerfully talking about killing each other if necessary, ends up being a huge testimony to the power of friendship ... .)
(It's good to see you back in action! I'm glad you're feeling better. BTW, have you read Sorcery and Cecelia? I think you'd really like it, if you haven't.)
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Well, the common element (and yes, I found one!) is the friendship thing. It first came out in the episode about the bitchy girl who didn't like Haruhi, and it's not just the guys helping her - it shows up again in the silly incident at the jungleworld underground pool complex, when they think Hunny is lost. So when you get down to it, this about a group of friends interacting and ragging each other and also supporting each other. And you get a lot of that in both of the other books too. (I think it's really funny that SDK, which features a group of guys who are always cheerfully talking about killing each other if necessary, ends up being a huge testimony to the power of friendship ... .)
(It's good to see you back in action! I'm glad you're feeling better. BTW, have you read Sorcery and Cecelia? I think you'd really like it, if you haven't.)