No-No Boy by John Okada

No-No Boy

John Okada with Ken Narasaki (Narrator)

1 hour, 31 minutes • first pub 1957 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the U.S. government's incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II, and the resettlement of Japanese Americans ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 916 reviews

Moods

emotional 78%
reflective 77%
dark 66%
sad 66%
challenging 47%
tense 30%
informative 20%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 6%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 39%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.92

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