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447 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749010720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 27 January 2009
Description
In 1986, the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps in the US were discovered in the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl with whom he...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,562 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 59%
hopeful 51%
informative 36%
inspiring 30%
challenging 14%
adventurous 6%
dark 6%
tense 6%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 35% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, BullyingModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, DeathMinor
Police brutality, War
447 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749010720
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 27 January 2009
Description
In 1986, the belongings of Japanese families who were sent to internment camps in the US were discovered in the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. Henry, a Chinese American, remembers a young Japanese American girl with whom he...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,562 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 59%
hopeful 51%
informative 36%
inspiring 30%
challenging 14%
adventurous 6%
dark 6%
tense 6%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 35% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, BullyingModerate
Terminal illness, Grief, DeathMinor
Police brutality, War