The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio, Matt Thorn

The Heart of Thomas

Moto Hagio, Matt Thorn

516 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ manga dark emotional sad slow-paced

Description

The setting: a boys boarding school in Germany, sometime in the latter 20th Century. Fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death immediately after sending a single, brief letter to a schoolmate:To Juli, one...

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Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
sad 77%
dark 66%
mysterious 44%
reflective 44%
tense 33%
hopeful 22%
challenging 11%

Pace

slow 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.97

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