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May 16, 2023
Good choice for a first book but...
First off: I picked this LN as the first (non-manga) book to read in japanese, kind of as a test to see if I'm ready for this kind of material. And I think it was a decent choice for that.
Due to this being a children's book the grammar and writing style are easy and straightforward. There's no long metaphors or unusual kanji usage (and since this is a Tsubasa bunko there's furigana anyway). So language learning wise this is really helpful, especially if you want a chill first read, just lookin
The story follows 20 year old 聖輔 as he navigates life in Tokyo after having to drop out of university due to his mother's death.
There's no major plot twists or anything, but I didn't get bored while reading despite the simplicity.
The writing is very straightforward, but it still felt authentic to me. Language wise the only "difficult" thing could be the quite casual language in some of the dialogue, though there's not a ton of slang, so it should be easy enough to get used to. The vocabula