256 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375726538
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 February 2003
Description
Like an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis, this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 264 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
mysterious 44%
challenging 37%
emotional 33%
tense 22%
funny 7%
informative 3%
sad 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Gore, Gun violenceModerate
Ableism
256 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375726538
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 February 2003
Description
Like an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis, this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 264 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
mysterious 44%
challenging 37%
emotional 33%
tense 22%
funny 7%
informative 3%
sad 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Gore, Gun violenceModerate
Ableism