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A very charming book about a beautiful friendship interspersed with mathematical theory! I enjoyed this one, I liked the maths, not so much the baseball!
I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would - it's not what I normally read, but I needed it for a challenge. A single mother works as a housekeeper (which seems to be much more involved in Japan than it does in the US) for a man who is a brilliant mathematician. He suffered a brain injury so his memory is only 80 minutes, so everything starts over every day. He hasn't been able to keep a housekeeper until this one comes along (we never learn anyone's name) and things improve when he fi
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Very different. A simple quiet little book about a very peculiar relationship held together by mathematical theories and equations. A quick read that I'm really glad I read.
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Lovely story. Very glad it was chosen for book club!
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