missing duration info • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307940735
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,771 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 63%
informative 46%
dark 29%
challenging 27%
tense 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 32% | Character: 31% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 14% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 10%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Child death, Suicide, DeathMinor
War, Infertilitymissing duration info • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307940735
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,771 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 63%
informative 46%
dark 29%
challenging 27%
tense 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 26%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 32% | Character: 31% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 14% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Child death, Suicide, DeathMinor
War, Infertility