There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

Kikuko Tsumura with Polly Barton (Translator)

401 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Description

A woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that requires no reading, no writing – and ideally, very little thinking. She is sent to an office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspect...

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Moods

reflective 69%
funny 47%
lighthearted 46%
mysterious 37%
hopeful 27%
relaxing 19%
emotional 12%
inspiring 12%
adventurous 9%
challenging 4%
informative 4%
dark 3%
sad 3%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 44%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.68

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