My Year Of Meat by Ruth Ozeki

My Year Of Meat

Ruth Ozeki

431 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Description

Jane Takagi-Little produces a Japanese television show on all-American meat cooking. Akiko Ueno learns more than just recipes from Jane's programmes. In one parallel year, the lives of two women at opposite ends of the earth are brought together i...

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Moods

informative 73%
emotional 58%
reflective 58%
dark 45%
challenging 43%
funny 35%
sad 23%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 11%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 16%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 34% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.05

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