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"Music brings about nostalgia. Toru Watanabe is on a plane when he hears the song Norwegian Wood which reminds him of when he was 20 years old. It was the year 1969 in Japan. Toru met Naoko, the girlfriend of his dead best (and only) friend Kizuki, and rekindles their friendship. He eventually discovers that he has fallen in love with her. But Naoko is mentally unstable, traumatized by the suicides of her older sister and her boyfriend, and went to a special kind of sanatorium. Yet Toru promises to wait for her to heal. In this time, Toru meets the pretty and unpredictable Midori Kobayashi,and falls in love with her. He gets confused by the love he feels for both women. "
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- mentally ill person
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one man-two women
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- student
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
If he's not white he must be...
- oriental
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
If she's not white she must be...
- oriental
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
- Japan
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- Him
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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