4 hours • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,187 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 65%
informative 42%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
tense 9%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 32% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 29% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 13% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Infertility, Suicide, War
4 hours • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,187 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 65%
informative 42%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
tense 9%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 32% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 29% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 13% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Infertility, Suicide, War