天国はまだ遠く

by Maiko Seo

加藤ローサ、徳井義実（チュートリアル）主演の映画原作。もう、これ以上あの日々を続けることには耐えられない。上司のお小言。同僚の嫌味。毎日の生活。これを飲めば、あの日々から解放されるのだ。それを思えば、死ぬことなんて怖くない。そう言い聞かせ、睡眠薬を飲んだ私は、布団に入り固く眼を閉じた――。が、目覚めは爽快。やばい。すごくやばい。しくじってしまった。自殺は失敗だ!!　どうすればいいんだろう……!?　無器用にしか生きられないあなたに贈る清爽な旅立ちの物語。

Genres: Japanese Literature, Japan, Novels

136 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2004

Reviews

[Heather]

How do you move from suicidal to not suicidal?
Gradually.

Reading Maiko Seo's novel gave me a feeling like the colors of the book cover: thoughtful, calm, and warm. The beginning of the novel was colorless and empty due to the narrator's mindset. But through daily life activities of countryside living, the narrator slowly comes back to life.

Due to my lower Japanese literature reading level, I struggled to complete this novel that was not plot driven. I didn't feel interested for a good 3/4ths of the novel. But I'm glad I made it to the ending. The narrator knows its time to leave and has no plan for what's next. It's reassuring to know it's ok to not have a plan and be accepting that that's just the place you are in life right now.

[Katie Hemmen]

Easy to read. I love a love story without a happily ever after and seeing a person who struggles with similar depression issues fight to find herself and recover as best as she can . It’s okay to rely on people. Its magical to find the joy in small things. Great message.

[aku]

なんか浅い

[Saki]

4.5