Object of Desire

by Tomoko Noguchi

When one is looking for love, where can she find it? Problems arise as Kako finds herself as an object of desire for men all around. Can she ever break what men are after and find real love?

Genres: Manga, Josei, Shojo

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 29, 2008

About the author

野口ともこ

Reviews

[Nisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is absolutely worth a read. All the stories were very good, maybe not entirely realistic, but very entertaining. All of them are smutty, but they lead to love in a non-fluffy manner.

Oil and Water is my favorite. Its about a very masculine girl who doesn't express emotion well, but is very smart and admired, and a guy who is more a good-looking goof than anything else. They have an odd relationship, since the guy doesn't understand if she really likes him. The story right after, called Lemon, I think, is also really nice to see their relationship as gf/bf.

The title story is also very good. This one is about a beautiful big-breasted girl jaded by all the guys that ask her out, feeling that all they really want is sex. She learns to love when a guy asks her for sex and surprisingly she agrees (because he was straightforward about it).

Lovey-Dovey and Maid are mediocre, but still enjoyable. They both have one dimensional characters, so there isn't really any development in the relationship or the plot.

[David Doel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why did I buy this? It certainly wasn't the art! The stories (which I don't check when buying) don't make up for the so-so art.

[Judyth · Rating 2 out of 5]

~2.5/5

I really want to love these josei, smutty books. But yet again, I am disappointed.

The art was weak and I didn’t like it. The characters were one-dimensional and didn’t stand out, and I didn’t particularly like any of them. The stories were weak.

I didn’t like any of the smut, even. The stories were unimpressive, as were the characters, and so I didn’t enjoy reading any of it. I wanted it to be over.

Meh.

[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]

[Rosemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great series of oneshots, especially the first 2. I really didn't care for the Maid one nor the Summer Exchange Student, though. If you get the chance, read the Afterward. It's hilarious that even the mangaka realized all the male characters were a**holes and that she promised only create male characters she could bring home to her daughters moving forward.

[Destiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little stand alone volume was a good one. It's rated M and it's very smutty, but I thought did it well. But the art wasn't up to my standard. It was a bit sloppy and I was expecting it to look like the cover. But other than that great read!

[Rara Purnomo · Rating 3 out of 5]

unexpectedly nice...

3.5 stars