Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, RapeModerate
Abortion, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 10630 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 53%
challenging 47%
adventurous 39%
tense 22%
emotional 21%
sad 12%
funny 9%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 41% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
607 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9780965341981
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...
607 pages | first published 1994
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ISBN/UID: 9780965341981
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, RapeModerate
Abortion, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 10630 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 53%
challenging 47%
adventurous 39%
tense 22%
emotional 21%
sad 12%
funny 9%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 41% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating