Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 13402 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
dark 54%
challenging 48%
adventurous 38%
tense 24%
emotional 22%
sad 14%
funny 8%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
607 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...Book Information
607 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 13402 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
dark 54%
challenging 48%
adventurous 38%
tense 24%
emotional 22%
sad 14%
funny 8%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 32% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating