I Hear The Sunspot

Author: Yuki Fumino
Genre: Manga, Contemporary
Original Publication date: November 2017
Book description (from Good Reads):
Because of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi's words cut through Kohei's usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kohei forever.

This book was chosen mainly because of the Asian Readathon, it was mentioned as a recommendation for the challenges. Also, It was on Scribd, so I picked it. Oh, boy was I glad I did. 

It is a lovely story, about two people who meet by chance become unlikely friends and feelings start to develop. Not so great was the fact that there was no clear relationship between them. Just like the summary suggests, there are feelings yet what are they going to do about those feelings?

It is lovely, showing the sometimes insensitive way people may act towards people who are different in any way. People tend to generalize someone and only see them not like a real person but making their single difference their only trait.  They do not see beyond, they do not try, and sometimes people inadvertently may act or say something hurtful even without meaning to. 

There is really a  second part obviously that I need to read SOON. 

I loved the interaction between the two main characters, there were some issues because everything was just them, the other people mentioned had no substance and their only purpose seems to be there so the two main characters could interact with them and make their story go forward, so maybe a little more investment on the side characters would have been great....  Also, this is a bit of a slow burn and the uncertainty of the relationship if we can call it that is too much, I really need to have this aspect clarified. 

Still really enjoyed it and recommend it!

This book was picked for the Asian Readathon to cover challenges:

• Read any book by an Asian author.
• Read a graphic novel featuring an Asian character or written/drawn by an Asian author (manga, manhua, manhwa, and comics count).
• Read a book featuring an intersectional Asian character or written by an intersectional Asian identity (i.e. queer, mixed, disabled, neurodiverse, etc).
• Read a book by Asian author that was originally written in their native language (translated books and graphic novels count).