A review by mamalemma
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

3.0

A uniquely told tale of a set of Japanese mail order brides in the years leading up to and including their deportment to World War II internment camps. It is told in first person plural form "one of us did this, one of us did that." It was effective in painting a picture of many lives, but could be tedious, and at times, felt more like a list than a novel. It's an important story that does a good job evoking time, place, and humanity. Solid, but not amazing.