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Hm, could be! But I actually think Kurose asked his mother, if she read that book, because he sees her as a prisoner, being tied to her husband and her home.
or she is a prisoner to her own self-involvement. :)
Do you think that Nishigaki (the neighbor) wrote that "Life as a Prisoner" book Kurose tried to ask his dad about? And that is the same book that Nishigaki thought was boring?