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194 pages • first pub 1990 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671898267
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 March 1995
N.P. is perfect for the reader who craves a quietly haunting literary mystery in which a translator’s suicide and the seductive pull of an unfinished storybook lure a curious young woman into an entanglement with the writer’s magnetically damaged children.
Description
"Bananamania" has returned in an enchanting new novel of uncanny subtlety, style, magic and mystery that Frank Ramirez of the South Bend Tribune declares is "every bit as good as Yoshimoto's first book ... perhaps better." A celebrated Japanese...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 65%
dark: 57%
emotional: 54%
mysterious: 47%
sad: 39%
challenging: 19%
tense: 15%
hopeful: 9%
relaxing: 6%
adventurous: 4%
funny: 4%
inspiring: 3%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parentMinor
Abortion, Alcoholism, Pedophilia
194 pages • first pub 1990 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671898267
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 March 1995
N.P. is perfect for the reader who craves a quietly haunting literary mystery in which a translator’s suicide and the seductive pull of an unfinished storybook lure a curious young woman into an entanglement with the writer’s magnetically damaged children.
Description
"Bananamania" has returned in an enchanting new novel of uncanny subtlety, style, magic and mystery that Frank Ramirez of the South Bend Tribune declares is "every bit as good as Yoshimoto's first book ... perhaps better." A celebrated Japanese...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 65%
dark: 57%
emotional: 54%
mysterious: 47%
sad: 39%
challenging: 19%
tense: 15%
hopeful: 9%
relaxing: 6%
adventurous: 4%
funny: 4%
inspiring: 3%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parentMinor
Abortion, Alcoholism, Pedophilia