本格 ほんかく小説 しょうせつじゃありませんでした
honkakushōsetsujārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 本格小説

1. It wasn't a serious novel.; It wasn't a full-fledged novel.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Terminal Form