Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Harmless Like You

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

320 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Written in startlingly beautiful prose, Harmless Like You is set across New York, Connecticut, and Berlin, following Yuki Oyama, a Japanese girl fighting to make it as an artist, and Yuki's son Jay who, as an adult in the present day, is forced to...

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Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 90%
dark 40%
sad 40%
challenging 30%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 10%
tense 10%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.86

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