An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura, Juliet Winters Carpenter

326 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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Minae Mizumura's An I-Novel is a semi-autobiographical work that takes place over the course of a single day in the 1980s. Minae is a Japanese expatriate graduate student who has lived in the United States for two decades but turned her back on th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 75 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 60%
challenging 33%
sad 26%
hopeful 13%
funny 6%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 45%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.84

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