The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino

undoubtedly a waste of time.

what was the point? nishino SUCKS. he dates two women at once, always going between relationships like a monkey on tree branches and somehow NEVER getting attached. i didn't want to read 200 pages of women getting treated like crap for a good for nothing guy!!

also, what was the allure? can someone mcfreakin explain to me? did he shit gold or something?

I found this book captivating and really difficult to describe. I can see how it would be off putting, but I didn't really see it as a book about Nishino, so much as a book about women reckoning with their relationships with a significant romance in their life — it just so happens that all of the women were reflecting on the same romance.

Most of the characters were unlikable in some respects and made decisions that I found difficult to understand — but who hasn't watched a friend in love make inexplicable choices? I've thought about this book quite a lot since I finished it and I expect it'll stick with me for some time.