Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki, Polly Barton

Spring Garden

Tomoka Shibasaki, Polly Barton

154 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 185 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
relaxing 52%
mysterious 24%
emotional 20%
lighthearted 16%
hopeful 8%
sad 8%
funny 4%
inspiring 4%
tense 4%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 29%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 42% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 21%

Average rating

3.22

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