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emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read for an English class. The writing and description was beautiful but the content is very depressing. A must read for CanLit but also to be informed of Canada's past mistreatment towards Japanese-Canadians and the internment camps they were subjected to. Personally, didn't like it for the content of the book but I also understood that the purpose of the book was not to enjoy it and that it wasn't a light read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
read this for a canadian literature course at university: very moving, lovely prose, and a valuable insight to the japanese-canadian experience towards the end of the second world war. can definitely understand why it forms a key part in most canadian literature courses in university. perhaps quite difficult at times to tell whether the narrator is in the past or the future, but i’d say that’s definitely intentional and forms an interesting comment on different characters’ approaches to family and cultural history. 4 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Sexual assault