Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton

Fifty Sounds

Polly Barton

360 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir informative reflective medium-paced

Description

In this dazzling debut, Polly Barton reflects on her experience of moving to the Japanese island of Sado at the age of twenty-one and on her journey to becoming a literary translator. Written in fifty semi-discrete entries, Fifty Sounds is a perso...

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Moods

reflective 97%
informative 72%
emotional 45%
challenging 29%
funny 29%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 16%
adventurous 8%
sad 8%
dark 2%
relaxing 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 48%

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4.29

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