368 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547545080
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 September 1994
Description
San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his m...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,640 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
emotional 54%
sad 40%
dark 35%
tense 35%
challenging 24%
informative 15%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 31% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Hate crime, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infertility, Stalking
368 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780547545080
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 12 September 1994
Description
San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his m...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,640 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
emotional 54%
sad 40%
dark 35%
tense 35%
challenging 24%
informative 15%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 31% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Sexual content, Hate crime, Toxic relationshipMinor
Infertility, Stalking