432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509898206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 20 August 2020
Description
On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in se...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,315 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 32%
sad 27%
hopeful 24%
informative 19%
inspiring 16%
dark 14%
tense 8%
funny 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Infertility, Death of parentModerate
Child abuse, Sexual assault, RapeMinor
Pedophilia, Transphobia, Cancer
432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509898206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 20 August 2020
Description
On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in se...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,315 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 32%
sad 27%
hopeful 24%
informative 19%
inspiring 16%
dark 14%
tense 8%
funny 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Infertility, Death of parentModerate
Child abuse, Sexual assault, RapeMinor
Pedophilia, Transphobia, Cancer