154 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 07 November 2017
Description
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope.Divorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the r...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
relaxing 48%
lighthearted 22%
mysterious 19%
emotional 16%
sad 9%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
funny 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 72% | No: 16% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Blood, Medical contentMinor
Animal death, Cancer, Grief154 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 07 November 2017
Description
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope.Divorced and cut off from his family, Taro lives alone in one of the few occupied apartments in his block, a block that is to be torn down as soon as the r...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
relaxing 48%
lighthearted 22%
mysterious 19%
emotional 16%
sad 9%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
funny 3%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 72% | No: 16% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Blood, Medical contentMinor
Animal death, Cancer, Grief