Socrates In Love

SOCRATES IN LOVE by Kyoichi Katayama
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 10/11/05
Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Rating: 5 Stars

This book was actually written in Japan and was first published in Japanese. It has only been available in English for a few
months, but SOCRATES IN LOVE is the best-selling hardcover of all time in Japan. This book is like the Japanese version
of THE NOTEBOOK.

In this story, Sakutaro, an average high school boy, falls in love with a girl named Aki. They grow into an inseparable couple
and they do everything together. Aki and Sakutaro have some wild adventures, and fall into true, head-over-heels love.
They plan to get married and have children together until Aki is diagnosed with leukemia. They don’t know what they will
do without each other when she is gone. These are the kinds of characters that you want to see succeed and be happy.

I liked this book because it has such an amazing storyline and the characters are so well introduced that you feel like you
know them. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about true love, whether they are male or female,
as everyone can truly enjoy this book.