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160 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781417622061
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the deracination--both physical and emotional--of...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,017 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
reflective 57%
informative 41%
dark 35%
challenging 30%
tense 20%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 32% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 21% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Racism, Animal death, ConfinementModerate
War, Xenophobia, Racial slurs160 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781417622061
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single family to evoke the deracination--both physical and emotional--of...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,017 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
reflective 57%
informative 41%
dark 35%
challenging 30%
tense 20%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 32% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 21% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Animal death, ConfinementModerate
War, Xenophobia, Racial slurs