Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri with Morgan Giles (Translator)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

130 pages | first published 2014

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Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Emperor, Kazu’s life is tied by a series of coincidences to Japan’s Imperial family and to one particular spot in Tokyo; the park near Ueno Station – the same place his unquiet spirit now haunts in d...
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Moods

sad 84%
reflective 80%
emotional 62%
dark 38%
challenging 20%
informative 9%
mysterious 7%
tense 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 29%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 36% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

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3.57

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