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Personal growth thru platonic cross-generational friendships is an underrepresented genre, portrayed splendidly here, with emotive flawed but earnest characters. I get that it's probably cultural differences but...

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even though it was initiated by the teen, the adult/teen "give me something to remember you by" kiss at the end

made me uncomfy.

authoramandafernandes's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A story about the importance of queer friendships and safe spaces.

Regarding the adult/minor relationship trigger warning:

there is a kiss towards the end, which is not great, but it's more symbolic of self acceptance than anything sexual, in my opinion. The relationship itself is friendship, at least in my interpretation. This isn't a book about a 50yo falling for a 15yo if that worries you

stevendidis's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kellydienes's review

5.0

In suburban Japan, Sora goes to high school and is grappling with the fact that he is gay. This is not accepted in Japanese society, and he feels super alone and isolated from everyone--until he meets an older cafe owner who is also gay.

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I loved the positive reactions when Sora comes out to his best friend Nao and his parents; it doesn't always have to be a big blow-up of misunderstanding.

theengineerisreading's review

4.0

Picked this up randomly hence I have no expectations at all but this is a surprising read that follows Sora, a closeted gay teen in Japan, who is still exploring his identity.

I didn't notice that I was reading 500+ pages of manga until I flip through the final chapter and the only reason why I won't rate this as a "5 star read" is because I felt like it's too long but the pacing is too slow at times.

However, it captured the essence of what it feels like living in a society that is not that welcoming regarding the discourse about queer people. The strength of this book is the way it always compare the generation of Mr. Amamiya (old gay) and Sora (modern gay teen.)

RATING: 4stars

cassie_gutman's review against another edition

3.0

Really lovely and quiet exploration of a young man grappling with his own identity and how/whether to come out to loved ones.

Up until the very last few pages, this was a fine book, but the last moments soured it for me as

the main character, a high school boy, asks his mentor/friend, who is much older, to kiss him. The man doesn't want to, but lets him, and this seemed to go against all the stereotypes and thoughts the author had been trying to avoid and say weren't true through the course of the book. Felt like an unnecessary addition to me.