"Nana Volume Two" was flat note. There were references to other works which made it difficult to follow. For instance, when Kyosuke, a friend, points out that Nana's apartment may be haunted that's why it's cheap. Nana comments, "Like Adam? Like with ghosts? What?!" The reader gets a blurb telling her that's a reference to some other work, but its rather confusing and it seems irrelevant to the plot or character development. In essence, the plot of "Nana Volume Two" is relevant. A young woman, Nana, leaves home for the first time to travel to the big city, Tokyo, and make her own way. Nana wrestles with the notion of living with her boyfriend but decides it would be better to live with a friend, also named Nana, who she met on the train to Tokyo. This other Nana is a dark mysterious antithesis to the other Nana. This book is loaded with melodrama and character that are truly predictable. ( )

The two Nanas meet in this highly readable and enjoyable second volume. Blonde Nana gets her nickname too! ( )