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144 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846276712
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 June 2018
Description
Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan’s many ‘old-elderly’; men and women who remember a time before the air and the sea were poisoned, before terrible catastrophe promted Japan to shut itself off ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,462 reviews
Moods
sad 41%
mysterious 36%
dark 35%
emotional 32%
challenging 27%
funny 10%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Chronic illness, Child death, Medical contentModerate
Abandonment, Death, Death of parentMinor
War, Pregnancy, Alcohol
144 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846276712
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 07 June 2018
Description
Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan’s many ‘old-elderly’; men and women who remember a time before the air and the sea were poisoned, before terrible catastrophe promted Japan to shut itself off ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,462 reviews
Moods
sad 41%
mysterious 36%
dark 35%
emotional 32%
challenging 27%
funny 10%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Chronic illness, Child death, Medical contentModerate
Abandonment, Death, Death of parentMinor
War, Pregnancy, Alcohol