Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 12264 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 63%
mysterious 57%
emotional 43%
tense 30%
challenging 23%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 38% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
288 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9781473520691
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 26 January 1994
Description
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japan's greatest writers.To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be ...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9781473520691
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 26 January 1994
Description
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japan's greatest writers.To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 12264 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
sad 63%
mysterious 57%
emotional 43%
tense 30%
challenging 23%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 38% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating