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okay, if I were to describe the book in a sentence it would be hurt and a very poor attempt at comfort. The angst part was written well, even the MC and ML's illnesses -although I don't know how accurate medically but they did have an impact the reader. There's MC's obession and yearning for ML, there's ML's indifference, his calculations in both business and the entertainment circle -ML's actions can be dislikeable and that's okay-that seems the intended effect by the author. But then the other part of the novel, when the ML realises he likes MC, it really bummed me out. Everything seemed way too convenient for the ML. He's always had a strong grasp on MC's heart (and his brain and his life), his got a big stake in the company MC works for MC work life is dictated by him and when MC has to move to another city to attend university, he starts living with him in a cute little villa. All the while, the MC acts out as a complaint little brother-even though he had said that he would distance himself from the ML for his own sake.I don't blame the ML too much because he's written to not have such a large emotional capacity but I really wish that the MC and ML had had some distance and MC actually started living the authentic university life, did his work and lived his life without his brother breathing down his neck every time. ML's actions come across as way to half -hearted, it's way too easy for him to barge into his younger brother's life. He definitely could have done better - ML's doesn't have the required emotional capacity, but he can rationalise enough and he could have deliberately done better in regards to MC.At one point the MC compares the ML to shackles which have grown softer and the whole comparison bothers me. ML has way too strong control over MCThat being said, it is not bad writing -I have dropped the book two times in between because I feel frustrated but I keep coming back because I want to know the ending.
