447 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749010720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 27 January 2009
Description
In 1986, the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps in the US were discovered in the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl with whom he...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,433 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 65%
hopeful 52%
informative 35%
inspiring 32%
challenging 14%
adventurous 7%
dark 6%
tense 5%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 36% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crimeModerate
Death, Terminal illness, GriefMinor
Police brutality447 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749010720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 27 January 2009
Description
In 1986, the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps in the US were discovered in the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl with whom he...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,433 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 65%
hopeful 52%
informative 35%
inspiring 32%
challenging 14%
adventurous 7%
dark 6%
tense 5%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 36% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crimeModerate
Death, Terminal illness, GriefMinor
Police brutality