Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Harmless Like You

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan with Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator), P. J. Ochlan (Narrator)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Written in startlingly beautiful prose, Harmless Like You is set across New York, Berlin, and Connecticut, 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 392 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 91%
dark 41%
sad 41%
challenging 25%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 16%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 38%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 27%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 44%

Loveable characters?

No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.86

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