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Slice of Life (Adults / Real Life is Messy)
This was originally given to me by a Japanese friend and hadn't gotten around to reading it until recently. When it was given to me it was a bit out of my reading ability (and no furigana). The story covers adult themes and it does have a few adult scenes (nothing like a more "refined" BL book but it does have a few scenes - you have been warned).
It's probably a quick and fairly easy read for an intermediate level with only handful of lookups (location names written in kanji).
It's an interesting read covering many facets of life. Very much an adult coming of age story. The premise w/o getting too spoilery is the male protagonist is getting married but also has not quite come to terms with being a gay man. He has one experience and then as with real life, things get messy.
The story includes the lives of all the people around him as well. Ultimately the decisions we make, the timing we make those decisions, and the results of those decisions may leave a large wake that isn't always pretty. However, how each individual grows and learns from life's experiences is presented from each characters point of view.