[DeepL Translation - needs review] The woman sitting next to me was that person I see at the library I often go to.... A series of small miracles occur on a local train that takes only 15 minutes one way. The lives of the passengers on the train gradually intersect, and eventually a story of hope is spun. Beginning of love, signs of parting, stopovers - the train, with enough drama for the number of passengers, runs on the track that never ends. A heartwarming masterpiece of a long novel.
(Translator: DeepL)
Mixed feelings
I didn't really know how to rate this book. I hesitated to give it only a few stars, because I didn't really like any of the characters (!). But I did enjoy reading the book, so that wouldn't have been fair. I liked to travel along the Hankyu Railway. The descriptions were so detailed that I could look up a lot of the places online and spent some time looking at satellite images and maps and pictures and the like. I almost feel like I know this area between Osaka and Kobe well now! I learned a