-Note: Cover image to Scholar publication is unavailable. Cover image shown is Sony Magazine's.
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A light but sensitive comedy about friendship turning into love without sliding into pure angsty melodrama. Sumako Kari, in a very natural and matter-of-fact way, does a very lovely job of showing the awkwardness, shy tentativeness and doubts that a high school student experiences when he is forced reluctantly to acknowledge his real feelings about his male childhood friend. And how his confusion does not operate in an isolated vacuum but affects and hurts another girl, and most importantly, himself, as he tries to resolve and understand his attraction to his best friend.
The Dream Hotel staff are known for customer service and hospitality - they run a place where guests can come to heal themselves. This manga is a collection of stories about guests who are guided by the staff during their stay, and in so doing, resolve some kind of personal challenge. It's sentimental yet thought-provoking. Wouldn't you like to visit the Dream Hotel? On your way out, don't be surprised if you feel the urge to continue your stay... The publisher recommends this book for readers over 13 years old.
In the *Home, Sweet Home * series: 1. Home, Sweet Home 2. La Vie en Rose 3. Wonderful World 4. La Dolce Vita 5. Summer Time Note: Cover image shown is from the 2002 edition. Cover image to volume 2 is not available.
