All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator), Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but wi...

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Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 74%
sad 59%
dark 26%
hopeful 17%
challenging 11%
relaxing 8%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 40%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.85

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