i really liked the subject matter, thought the idea of the story of Japanese brides-to-order was great; however i did not like the first person plural narrative- its odd to listen to the story told as "we" did this that etc. It seemed rather superficial, though i guess it did give the opportunity to tell more sides of the story. and the ending really didn't seem like it should have been the end. I don't know that i'd read another by this author based on this book.