This novel starts like a simple story of two asocial persons who somehow try to overcome their difficulties together, but it takes a surprising direction and is much more complex than it seems at first. The story is nice, but it was not for me.
Book review: 『いたいのいたいの、とんでゆけ』by Sugaru Miaki
A beautiful story of love and revenge with lovable characters and some unexpected turns. Recommended!
Book review: 『アンフィニシュトの書』 by Shinya Asashiro
An engrossing mystery light novel!
Book review: 『愛がなんだ』by Mitsuyo Kakuta
Introduction Mitsuyo Kakuta has written an impressive amount of books, including novels, essays, translations and children's books. She won the Naoki Prize in 2004 for her novel 『対岸の彼女』, translated into English by Wayne P. Lammers under the title Woman on the Other Shore. 『愛がなんだ』was first published in 2003 and adapted into a film in 2019..
Book review: 『いま、会いにゆきます』by Takuji Ichikawa
A story about love, family and grief adapted into films by Korean director Lee Jang-hoon (지금 만나러 갑니다).
Book review: 『マチネの終わりに』by Keiichiro Hirano
This novel is a best-seller in Japan and has been adapted into film in 2019. It tells the love story between Satoshi Makino and Yoko Komine. Satoshi, 38 years old, is a talented guitarist of classical music. After one of his concerts, he meets the reporter Yoko Komine, 40 years old, who lives in Paris..