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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very long book about societal pressures that markets itself as a mystery/thriller
This was a big miss for me - it definitely suffers from translation and is far wordier than it needs to be.
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I try not to DNF books. Hence this took me 8 months to finish. I could not pick up another book until I finished this one. Unfortunately it took me 8 months to finish.
Slow. Unimaginative messages. Unbelievable (in a bad way) metaphors. Did nothing but tell. Long-winded.
Slow. Unimaginative messages. Unbelievable (in a bad way) metaphors. Did nothing but tell. Long-winded.
lighthearted
reflective
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
dark
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Struggled with this one. Started strong with interesting writing but about a third in the plot went off the rails and everything just seemed to happen to drag the book along. None of the characters felt distinct from another, their motivations and beliefs seemed to chop and change. It was never clear whether we were meant to side with Kajii or not, or even whether she’d actually done anything. The food descriptions were very good but i was sick of them by the end. The social observations felt a bit obvious but this could have been cultural differences between Japan and the UK. Probably could have been a lot shorter.