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wndrbread's review against another edition
Made it about 100 pages in and DNF. I really wanted to like it, some of the characters really spoke to me but I simply could not get my self through it.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 STARS
"When the beautiful Chisako and her lover are found murdered in a park, members of the small Ontario community must finally acknowledge certain inescapable truths. Set in the 1970s, The Electrical Field reaches deep into the past to explore the dire legacy of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the war." (From Amazon)
A well-written novel but I could not get into the novel itself.
"When the beautiful Chisako and her lover are found murdered in a park, members of the small Ontario community must finally acknowledge certain inescapable truths. Set in the 1970s, The Electrical Field reaches deep into the past to explore the dire legacy of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the war." (From Amazon)
A well-written novel but I could not get into the novel itself.
siobhanward's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This one was a challenge for me. I liked the idea of it, but I struggled with the execution. Sakamoto moved through time without any real break or indication when times shifted, to the point I had a lot of trouble figuring out what was happening in the current timeline and what was happening in the past. I definitely found myself flipping back and forth constantly trying to figure out where the timeline had shifted.
I wish this had been a better book - it had great potential but it just wound up falling short.
I wish this had been a better book - it had great potential but it just wound up falling short.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
jkalempouw's review against another edition
2.0
3/4 of the book was eerie and cold and made me feel the melancholy to my bones. The last 1/4 brought a less gloomy and more delightful tone, but somehow became boring as hell. Plot never picked up the pace at all. But it’s just me disliking slow-burners. Read this for a class, so it’s actually a good book for literary analysis but not for entertainment lmao. 2,5 stars.
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