Reviews

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

kowariii's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

raila_h's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

itspozita's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

whatmegisreading's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I didn’t find this read to be beautiful as much as I found it to be boring. it could be due to the fact that I read a dutch translation and either the dutch language is not profound enough to express the sentiments that the author wishes to convey through this book, or that the translator did not do a good job expressing these sentiments in dutch. I understand that reading about the human experience of suffering isn’t supposed to feel entertaining or rewarding, even, but this read felt like a drag. in some ways, it made me feel the same way I did while reading yu hua’s to live, but this book lacked a storyline or a theme that is not the mere hyperfocus on suffering and one’s idealization of the japanese imperial family.

emerlot's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

3.0

richygoodlad's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jennicbruns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

vartika's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

plainplantains's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

ibereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5