坂道のソラ

アニマルパークシリーズ #1

by 朝丘 戻, yoco (イラスト)

【限定配布されたショートストーリーが付いた電子限定版♪】恋は、夜のバスの坂道みたいに寂しいものだと思っていた――。高校生の河野一吹は、毎朝バスで乗り合わせる会社員の大柴賢司と親しくなる。悩みを抱えていた一吹を彼は優しい言葉で救ってくれる人だった。やがて互いを深く知ったふたりは自分を変えるために彼女をつくろうと約束する。しかし賢司と過ごすにつれ、一吹は自分の恋がとても近くにあることに気づいてしまい――…。　yoco先生の美麗なイラスト入り♪

Genres: Japanese Literature

323 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2013

About the author

朝丘 戻（あさおか もどる）は、日本のボーイズラブ小説家。
2月19日生まれ、水瓶座、B型。
2002年雑誌「Cobalt」の掲載作品、短編『手紙』にて商業誌デビュー。2003年「春恋。」（集英社 コバルト文庫）が初の刊行本。

Modoru Asaoka is Boys Love (BL) author of Japan.
Birthday: February 19, Zodiac signs: Aquarius, Blood type: B.
First published work: 「春恋。」2003.

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Asaoka Modoru writes books just the way I like them. If you're looking for typical BL novels, they're most likely not for you, but if you like gay love stories somewhat grounded in reality, I highly recommend this.

Ibuki is a 17 year old gay boy who takes the bus to school each morning. He likes watching the ordinary drama that unfolds there each day, but then he unexpectedly becomes part of that same drama and ends up getting to know the goodlooking man in his early thirties. Kenji is the vice president of a software company, and the two of them hit it of surprisingly well. Thanks to Kenji, Ibuki finally manages to get out of his shell and make friends, of course falling in love with Kenji in the process. He also comes out to his friends and to his mother, and while it doesn't go smoothly exactly, it also isn't overly dramatic.

So much of this was perfectly done, and the rough looking illustrations by yoco match the tone of the story very well. My major gripes are the pacing - it all happens a tad too fast, which marrs the realism for me somewhat - and the age difference. She has similar couples in some of her other books as well, and while I am okayish with it, too often it's too much of a non-issue inside the story - even when it's talked about it's brushed aside too easily. I'm talking from personal experience here, and it just always leaves an odd taste in my mouth. Again, it's something I wouldn't even mind as much in a story that doesn't feel as realistic as this one, but as it is I am subtracting one star for it.

Still, a very good novel.

[JillV · Rating 3 out of 5]

ชื่อภาษาไทยคือ เส้นทางรักสุดปลายฝัน พระเอกเป็นผู้ใหญ่วัยทำงาน นายเอกเป็นเด็กมัธยมปลาย เรื่องราวออกแนวเรียบๆ เรื่อยๆ อบอุ่นหัวใจ แต่พอเป็นความสัมพันธ์แบบ adult-minor ที่เซ็ตติ้งเป็นยุคปัจจุบันแบบนี้ก็อ่านแล้วกระอักกระอ่วนอยู่นิดหน่อย