From the back cover: Love and life are programmed in * Is the life of a cute, young private detective on the line? * Can love be found only half-way down the line? * Will life change in a coffee shop? * How can an earthquake shake up a relationship? * Is destiny all it’s cracked up to be for a baseball loser? * Will a playwright balance loyalty against love? * Was it really … [Read more...] about Short Program 2 by Mitsuru Adachi: B+
Mitsuru Adachi
Short Program by Mitsuru Adachi: A-
From the back cover: The comic-book short story is one of the most difficult areas of storytelling, but Adachi handles the challenge with deceptive ease. His low-key approach belies the power of the emotions his characters portray. The resolution of Adachi's stories are logical, dramatic, true-to-life, and completely unpredictable. Span the range of human relationships in … [Read more...] about Short Program by Mitsuru Adachi: A-