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Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 23%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
288 pages | first published 1980
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ISBN/UID: 9781681375977
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Books
Publication date: 22 February 2022
Description
Set in 1970s Japan, this tender and poetic novel about a young, single mother struggling to find her place in the world is an early triumph by a modern Japanese master.Alone at dawn, in the heat of midsummer, a young woman named Takiko Odaka depar...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1980
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ISBN/UID: 9781681375977
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Books
Publication date: 22 February 2022
Description
Set in 1970s Japan, this tender and poetic novel about a young, single mother struggling to find her place in the world is an early triumph by a modern Japanese master.Alone at dawn, in the heat of midsummer, a young woman named Takiko Odaka depar...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 23%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating