As I finished this book, I started yelling my dismay aloud. When my husband asked me what was so bad about the book, I told him that it didn't have a Hollywood happy ending, it was painful, and it was one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read. In short, this is a great book- it just doesn't end how Hollywood romances teach us a love story should end. It left me thinking for days afterwards about the long-reaching impact of short-lived relationships.
Story in short: Takaki and Akari meet as children, and have an instant connection. Their friendship and love is perfect and pure, and they try to sustain it through letters when jobs take them away from each other. But as the years pass, the silence grows, and children become adults, they must face the realization that life and relationships stand still for no man. Based on a movie, apparently- I'll have to watch it to see how they compare.
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