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海よりもまだ深く
15年前に文学章を取ったきりの自称作家の良多。今では「小説の取材」と言い訳をしながら、探偵事務所で働いている。現実を見ようとしない良多に愛想を尽かし、出て行った元妻。父親に似ることを恐れる真面目な11歳の息子。そして、46歳の良多を未だ「大器晩成」と優しく見守る母親。そんな元家族が、ある台風の夜を共に過ごすことになり…。
225 pages, Paperback Bunko
First published January 1, 2016
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June 2, 2025
This isn’t a story of redemption. It’s a study in quiet resignation — the kind that settles in when the person you once aspired to be becomes permanently out of reach.
Ryota, a failed novelist turned second-rate detective, isn’t a tragic hero. He’s ordinary: full of good intentions, terrible habits, and unrealised talent. Kore-eda doesn’t forgive him. He simply observes. That’s the point — this isn’t a morality tale. It’s an autopsy of drifting adulthood.
The writing mirrors that same restraint. The prose is calm, observational, even casual at times — but never careless. Kore-eda doesn’t push emotion on the reader. He lets silence do the work. Conversations meander. Regrets are hinted at rather than confessed. The tension comes not from what happens, but from what doesn’t — from the years lost to inertia, from a life misspent in small, forgivable ways.
Structurally, the book is almost cyclical. Ryota moves through his days as if stuck in a loop: gambling, lying, making plans he won’t keep. And yet, the story holds — because it’s not really about change. It’s about recognition. A single storm traps three generations under one roof. Nothing is resolved, but something subtle shifts. They see each other, not clearly, not cleanly — but just enough.
What struck me most was this: Ryota says he still wants to be the person he dreamed of as a child. But the unspoken truth is harder — at some point, we all stop becoming. The book doesn’t scream that message. It whispers it. And it stays with you.
“At the end, we don’t manage to become who we wanted to be.” That’s not defeatist. It’s just honest. And that honesty is what makes this story — like the storm at its centre — so quietly devastating.
Ryota, a failed novelist turned second-rate detective, isn’t a tragic hero. He’s ordinary: full of good intentions, terrible habits, and unrealised talent. Kore-eda doesn’t forgive him. He simply observes. That’s the point — this isn’t a morality tale. It’s an autopsy of drifting adulthood.
The writing mirrors that same restraint. The prose is calm, observational, even casual at times — but never careless. Kore-eda doesn’t push emotion on the reader. He lets silence do the work. Conversations meander. Regrets are hinted at rather than confessed. The tension comes not from what happens, but from what doesn’t — from the years lost to inertia, from a life misspent in small, forgivable ways.
Structurally, the book is almost cyclical. Ryota moves through his days as if stuck in a loop: gambling, lying, making plans he won’t keep. And yet, the story holds — because it’s not really about change. It’s about recognition. A single storm traps three generations under one roof. Nothing is resolved, but something subtle shifts. They see each other, not clearly, not cleanly — but just enough.
What struck me most was this: Ryota says he still wants to be the person he dreamed of as a child. But the unspoken truth is harder — at some point, we all stop becoming. The book doesn’t scream that message. It whispers it. And it stays with you.
“At the end, we don’t manage to become who we wanted to be.” That’s not defeatist. It’s just honest. And that honesty is what makes this story — like the storm at its centre — so quietly devastating.
April 8, 2018
小说的主人公良多，真是只能用“怒其不争”来形容，尽管如此，还是被作者藏在细节和比喻里的情感感染到。上一本《步履不停》也是着眼于短时间内的人的情感变化和父子关系，这一本虽然也是如此，但是却是三代人的关系。“我”期望成为与父亲不一样的人，期望不成为“坏人”，期望有所作为，人到中年，终于儿子与当年的自己一般大，但却在自己身上看到了与父亲重叠的影子，儿子的梦想与少年时自己的梦想完全一致，或者说也是成为与自己完全不同的人。虽然生活处处充满丧气，却也不得不向前看继续活着，终于明白向前看才是勇气，勇于成为别人的过去，而不是一直纠结于无法掌握的逝去。是枝裕和的小说的画面感一直都非常强，不愧是导演。人物刻画和冲突设置都可谓完美。唯一扣的一星实在是主角太丧了，我真是爱不来，不过这也足以说明作者的功力了！
July 29, 2020
ゆったりとした家族の話で、主人公の良多はジャンブル依存症で情けない父親だなと思って
まさか最後お母さんとの会話に感動されて涙が出そうになった
良多はいまの自分になりたいからなったわけではないんだ。
自分の父親のような人にはなりたくないのに、気づけば父親のような人になった。
人生ってほんとうは、こういうものだ。
‐ 「幸せってのはね、なにかを諦めないと手にできないもんなのよ。」
‐ 一度でも激情のような愛に溺れてしまったら、もう平穏な日常を楽しむことなでできないのかもしれない
まさか最後お母さんとの会話に感動されて涙が出そうになった
良多はいまの自分になりたいからなったわけではないんだ。
自分の父親のような人にはなりたくないのに、気づけば父親のような人になった。
人生ってほんとうは、こういうものだ。
‐ 「幸せってのはね、なにかを諦めないと手にできないもんなのよ。」
‐ 一度でも激情のような愛に溺れてしまったら、もう平穏な日常を楽しむことなでできないのかもしれない
May 21, 2020
用了一天的时间读完，很简单的故事，淡淡地，有些可惜和忧伤。明明知道错的，明明知道对的是什么，为什么还是无法做对的事情呢？
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