Friday, November 22, 2019

The ten loves of Nishino

The ten loves of Nishino / Hiromi Kawakami, 172 pgs.

Each chapter is narrated by a different woman who loved or was loved by Nishino.  Each has a different relationship. Some love Nishino a lot, some he seems to love more. Each is very intrigued with him.  As their relationships wax and wane, the one thing in common is that he expresses to each of them that they are "the one" but breakups are the rule, not continuing.  Each thinks fondly about him in later years but none have regrets. The author does an interesting job of interweaving the stories.  Nishino is hard to know or maybe we know everything.  The book is a bit mysterious how realistic each relationship seems to be.

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