[DeepL Translation - needs review] A masterpiece of emotion that surpasses "Small Worlds"!
Only one person, I met my destiny.
I met her in a corner of an old apartment block. She and I were different in every way. What we wore, what we ate, the world we lived in. But somehow, when she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I felt sad.
From the day I was attracted to her, I felt that I could live with the cruel reality. I knew that we could not be together forever, but I prayed that our momentary ...
I hope this becomes a film - It is EXCELLENT!
As one of the nominations for 2023's Japan Booksellers' Grand Prize, 光のとこにいてね does not disappoint readers. First and foremost, it's prose is creative and easy to understand. For anyone wanting to learn Japanese adverbs through immersion, this book is perfect for that. I struggled to remember many adverbs like チラッと and ぐるっと, but the repetition throughout the story helped me understand through context what they mean. There are also not that many difficult to read kanji outside of various character