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I loved this book, which I picked up at library knowing nothing about it other that the blurb on the cover. The concept could have led to an abstract style of writing but Ogawa painted a very real picture of the eerie and suffocating life on the island where things keep disappearing. I was drawn in immediately and stayed hooked until the end.

jasisreading's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

abbieinwonderland's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

laura_corsi's review against another edition

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3.0

A strange, surreal, dystopian novel. The tone of this novel is ominous and brooding and yet the people who inhabit this book seem not to notice. They just go on living and ignore the creeping danger. It keeps building to an end no one knows. After all how can one sense what you can’t remember?

nicollebug's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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