Lin's Perspective

^{This book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!}

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication: October 3, 2023 by Kodansha Comics

Genre: Manga, Comics, Slice of life

This was a quick and relaxing read. The art was nice and pleasant to look at.

The author does bring to our attention what is like to work in the manga editing sector, and how working in an environment that is constantly demanding more and more from you can affect you and the people around you. It is a commentary on our fast-paced life, over-swamped by work, and the immense stress and issues that come with it. Not having time for anything else, but worry about your job and bills.

Personally, I did relate to the story quite a lot. I used to work myself to the bone, and although I miss my old job, I am also glad I have the tranquillity and the time for family and friends and myself.
We often forget how important quality time with ourselves and our loved ones is. It is time we never get back, and once it is gone, it is gone.

Overall I did enjoy the read, it made me reflect, and I too like our main character Kuma would like to go to the countryside and just live unbothered by the everchanging world with its technologies and whatnot. Peaceful and content like our great-grandparents and grandparents had before us.

I only wished the author touched more on the emotional and psychological aspects as it was not very explicit and you had to draw your own conclusions, which is not a bad thing per se, however, it would have been better to have that perspective of the writer as more people would be able to relate and reflect upon these matters.

I do recommend it!