Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita

Sansei and Sensibility

Karen Tei Yamashita

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

In these buoyant and inventive stories, Karen Tei Yamashita transfers classic tales across boundaries and questions what an inheritance--familial, cultural, emotional, artistic--really means. In a California of the sixties and seventies, character...

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Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
challenging 36%
informative 27%
sad 27%
emotional 18%
funny 18%
hopeful 9%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 33%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | N/A: 25% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 71% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 42% | Yes: 14%

Average rating

3.35

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