Reviews

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jay Rubin

camicore's review against another edition

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5.0

Writing this to document Peaches by Abe Akira in this anthology. On the fallibility of memory and disorder within family social norms.

matthewjackson's review against another edition

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I read quite a few of the stories, but some of the chapters (particularly the darker ones) didn't interest me.

amalia1985's review against another edition

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

4.0

haunted_klaus's review against another edition

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

5.0

bailorg's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

cestlaluxure's review against another edition

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relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A

4.5

inkstained's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense

4.0

crafts_writing's review against another edition

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I stopped because my library loan was up, but I'm interested in picking it back up! Most reads (I read mostly the Men and Women section) were a 4/5. 

bruhbruh's review against another edition

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

3.25

annataeko's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.0