Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Infertility, Suicide, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2974 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 66%
informative 41%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
tense 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 31% | Plot: 29% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 30% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 14% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 10%Average rating
144 pages | first published 2011
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ISBN/UID: 9780307700001
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 August 2011
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...Book Information
144 pages | first published 2011
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ISBN/UID: 9780307700001
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 August 2011
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...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Infertility, Suicide, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2974 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 66%
informative 41%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
tense 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 31% | Plot: 29% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 30% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 14% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 10%Average rating