Hikikomori and the Rental Sister Audiobook

" this was lovely, so strange and touching. i cringed a little at the descriptions of sex from a woman's point of view (by the male author) but it was a great book. "

" Maybe this happens in Japan, but the premise was too unbelievable for an american man. If Silke was this dynamic career woman, as the author implies, she would never have put up with Thomas' shenanigans. If it had been me, I would have committed him. I only finished the book to find out who the winner was. (If you can call Thomas a prize) "

" Beautiful, taut and almost impossible for me to put down. Maybe just a tiny smidgen of hackneyed language in the final chapters and their arc, but it would be churlish to complain. "

" Boring. None of the characters had any life to them. "

" What a waste of 3 hours of my life. One of the lightest, sketch-like, unsatisfying, and at times cloying (in its perpetuation of "inscrutable Asians") books I have read. Like a sitcom, or a "sit-tragedy". "

" This was a nice, quick read. It's one of those books that seems like there's nothing going on but there's really quite a bit happening. You only learn as much about the characters that you need. Which is nice. Not a lot of details to bog things down or get forgotten. "

" Sweet and sad, beautifully written. "

" Beautifully written, character of Megumi intriguing, interesting premise, quietly tender "

" Thomas withdraws to his room following the death of his son. The wife hires a Japanese woman to help draw him out. Different sort of story, but interesting. A quick read. "

" Poetic short novel. Sometimes claustrophobic but that adds to the plot. Like one of the main characters Megumi, we observe a Japanese drama played out on a Manhattan stage. "

" Second half dynamic. Best line- "...maybe you just pretend and pretend, little by little, until it's real." "

" Love, love, love this book! Once started, I couldn't stop until I finished the entire book. "

" This book took me through a gamut of emotions. I didn't like these emotions and yet I couldn't put the book down. Definitely a must read! "

" I enjoyed this novel tremendously. "

" the most beautifully written book I've read in a long time "

" Tearful & joyful at the same time. I so love Japanese characters. "