442 reviews for:

The Woman in the White Kimono

Ana Johns

4.1 AVERAGE

tinynavajo's review against another edition

3.0

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Two lives are intertwined in Japan after World War II and in present day America as a man lies dying.

Full review on my blog: https://tinynavajoreads.wordpress.com/

saphira97's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thatbookgal's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

laurasboeken's review against another edition

4.0

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Ik was een lange tijd terug al eens in dit boek begonnen, maar was aldoor te druk om het verder te lezen.
Maar. Ik heb het nu gelezen. De laatste 10 bladzijden met tranen in mijn ogen. Ik wist niets van dit stukje geschiedenis in Japan en daardoor kwamen de volledige verhaallijnen voor mij onverwachts. Dat het boek deze kanten op ging, had ik absoluut niet verwacht. Lekker cryptisch, dus ga het boek lezen om er achter te komen wat ik bedoel!

parm's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

lizgrim's review against another edition

5.0

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Such an emotional read, the last 40 pages have had me in bits. Beautiful writing but so sad.

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Torture, Grief

angeladobre's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5⭐
Pacat de coperta care este foarte frumoasa. Povestea in schimb, desi avea potential, e slabuta. Incepe lent, prinde un pic de curaj la un moment dat si se termina ciudat. In afara de asta, nu transmite emotie, nu te poti conecta cu personajele, desi povestea lor este foarte trista si ar trebui sa impresioneze. Nu pot privi cartea ca fiind o fictiune istorica chiar daca probabil asta a fost intentia autoarei. S-a pierdut undeva intre chick lit si romance slab. M-au deranjat foarte tare toate acele istorioare, povesti, pilde, unele spuse pe jumatate, altele pur si simplu anoste, culese din folclorul japonez si aruncate in carte ca si cum ar fi fost puntea care sa ma conecteze cu acea lume. Nu-s multe, cam jumatate de carte

j4nep's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

barbaraskalberg's review

4.0

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I found the beginning to be a tad slow, but once how the stories converge becomes obvious, I was hooked. My only real complaint is I want to know the details about why he didn't come back.