In a crowded two-bedroom apartment in Tokyo, four Japanese twenty-somethings are waiting for their lives to begin. They have come from all over Japan, bringing with them dreams of success and romance, but life isn’t exactly going as planned. Kotomi waits by the phone for a boyfriend who never calls, Ryosuke is sleeping with his best friend’s girlfriend, and Mirai’s drinking has become a serious problem. Only Naoki, an aspiring filmmaker and the glue that keeps them all together, seems to be on t...
This is a book with multiple narrators. The voice and thought processes of each narrator are different, and I found some of them harder to read than others. In terms of reading difficulty, there's also frequent mention of famous people of the time (2002), TV programs and movies, brands and Tokyo neighbourhoods.
I think it's better to get into this book without knowing much about it, so I'll refrain from saying much. A motley group of young people end up sharing a two-bedroom apartment in Tokyo