Chiharu's Book Reviews

Tabineko Report H iro Arikawa Kodansha Bunko 2017 ★★★★★ I'll introduce Tabineko Report written by Hiro Arikawa. This book was published by Kodansha Bunko in 2017. This is a story of two characters, Satoru and Nana and their road trip. Satoru is a very kind man and Nana is a mail cat with a girl's name. Nana is a stray cat and he is always asleep in Satoru’s car. One day, Satoru helped Nana when he was hurt in a car accident. After that, they lived together for five years. However, Satoru couldn't keep Nana anymore, so he and Nana travel to find Nana's new owner among Satoru’s friends. They went to some places and saw lots of  new things together. They found a few his friends who want to have Nana, but Nana doesn't want to go to their house. While traveling together, they learn how important they are to each other. Anytime, Satoru loves Nana and Nana loves Satoru. Although I can't tell the end...

Hankyu Densha Hiro Arihawa Gentosha Bunko 2010 ★★★★☆ I read Hankyu Densha written by Hiro Arikawa. This was published by Gentosha Bunko in 2010. This book is very interesting because each story corresponds to a station on the Imazu Line of Hankyu Densha. This author’s stories are easy to read for me, so I like her stories. There are some characters in this book. For example, Shoko, Tokie, Misa, Etsuko and so on. One of the interesting characters is Shoko. When I read this part, I was sad about what happened to her, but it was  interesting. One day, someone saved another passenger when they got on the same train. For example, one woman who had a terrible thing happen in her life was saved by another woman who said something to her. In another case, a woman  can't say her opinions to some annoying women on the train, but they're her friends. It's complicated!! Anyway, she was saved by talking with another person on the train and so on. In this way, people each have ...