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208 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781932234039
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vertical
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The narrator Hideo Harada, a 47-year-old TV scriptwriter, meets a couple who bear an eerie resemblance to his dead parents, and forms a friendship with them, visiting them often. As his health declines, he comes to realise that they are ghosts who...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
dark 74%
emotional 59%
sad 55%
reflective 44%
tense 28%
challenging 10%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Body horror, Death, Emotional abuseMinor
Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment
208 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781932234039
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vertical
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The narrator Hideo Harada, a 47-year-old TV scriptwriter, meets a couple who bear an eerie resemblance to his dead parents, and forms a friendship with them, visiting them often. As his health declines, he comes to realise that they are ghosts who...
Community Reviews Summary of 587 reviews
Moods
dark 74%
emotional 59%
sad 55%
reflective 44%
tense 28%
challenging 10%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Body horror, Death, Emotional abuseMinor
Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment