All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator), Mirai Booth-Ong (Narrator)

7 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

From international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes All The Lovers In The Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone, and unable...

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Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 73%
sad 60%
dark 27%
hopeful 16%
challenging 11%
relaxing 8%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 41%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.86

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