My Year Of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

My Year Of Meats

Ruth Ozeki

431 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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Jane Takagi-Little produces a Japanese television show on all-American meat cooking. Akiko Ueno learns more than just recipes from Jane's programmes. In one parallel year, the lives of two women at opposite ends of the earth are brought together i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,613 reviews

Moods

informative 71%
emotional 63%
reflective 57%
dark 49%
challenging 41%
funny 30%
sad 29%
tense 20%
hopeful 19%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 15%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 74%
fast 13%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 58% | Character: 34% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.06

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