All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami with Mieko Kawakami (Translator), Sam Bett (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary novel and demonstrates yet again why she is one of today's most uncategorizable, insightful, ...

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Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 73%
sad 60%
dark 27%
hopeful 16%
challenging 11%
relaxing 8%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 41%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.86

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