I like that we are getting to know the more interesting aspects of the characters during the Hunter Exam in this volume. I personally think Gon is insane. He is the type of main character that wants it all or nothing and is willing to put his life at risk even if there is only a small chance that he will get what he wants. Kurapika is proving to very much be the intellectual one in the group of main characters. Hisoka and Killua continue to be very secretive and their exact motives are not completely clear as of yet. I kind of disliked that in chapter 35 it felt like a lot of the fights for the Hunter Exam were being summarized to me. I hope that's not all I'm getting in the next volume.