Reviews

L'Usine by Hiroko Oyamada

ezrasupremacy's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 ⭐️

i liked the premise of this, but it just didn’t feel very engaging, which may be the fault of the translation, i don’t really know.

pienwvs's review against another edition

challenging medium-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? Yes

3.0

confusing

camillesim's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

bria_'s review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

zanderw's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

mikeyb25's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.0

rosarium's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

tonydrakeovich's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

turidt's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious medium-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? No

3.5

zeev's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

3.75

i love to be unsettled & i do not dream of labor .. but i think there just wasn’t enough in this book ! the tone was so good but i wanted more exploration into the surreal side rather than just explanation (see: long ass descriptions of the animals). if only there was more going on between the animals and ppl (literally only got a taste in the last like 5 sentences of the book