The Great Passage

by Shion Miura

How could he find something to get excited about? Something he could commit to, no holds barred. He had no idea. People like Professor Matsumoto, Araki, and Majime were alien to him. His friends in school had all shied away from getting deeply involved in anything, and Nishioka thought it was bad form to show too much enthusiasm. His father had been a company worker, but whether he’d liked his job or hated it, Nishioka never knew. He’d just done it because it was his job. He did it for the sake of his family, for the sake of the company, for the sake of earning a salary and making a living. All perfectly natural.

Sums up my take on this book, TBH. Lots of people passionate about their work? I'm not sure I'm passionate about anything. (Other than my ever-increasing rage about politics - but that's making me avoid it and throw money at it via charities / organisations that can counter the horrors perpetrated by idiots and charlatans, rather than devote my life to it.)