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Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
dark 61%
tense 42%
informative 30%
reflective 30%
adventurous 19%
emotional 15%
sad 11%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 30% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 28% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Average rating
600 pages | first published 1997
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ISBN/UID: 9781616957018
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Crime
Publication date: 13 April 2021
Description
One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common excep...Book Information
Lady Joker, Volume 1
Kaoru Takamura with Allison Markin Powell (Translator), Marie Iida (Translator)
600 pages | first published 1997
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ISBN/UID: 9781616957018
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Crime
Publication date: 13 April 2021
Description
One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common excep...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
dark 61%
tense 42%
informative 30%
reflective 30%
adventurous 19%
emotional 15%
sad 11%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 30% | Character: 23%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 28% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 43% | No: 39% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Average rating