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256 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141966434
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Description
Like an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis, this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 354 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
mysterious 46%
challenging 42%
emotional 29%
tense 19%
sad 12%
funny 4%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assaultModerate
Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Body horrorMinor
Incest, Sexual content, Racism256 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141966434
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Description
Like an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis, this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 354 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
mysterious 46%
challenging 42%
emotional 29%
tense 19%
sad 12%
funny 4%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assaultModerate
Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Body horrorMinor
Incest, Sexual content, Racism