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30 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781544623047
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 13 March 2017
Description
"In a Grove" is an early modernist short story consisting of seven varying accounts of the murder of a samurai, Kanazawa no Takehiro, whose corpse has been found in a bamboo forest near Kyoto. Each section simultaneously clarifies and obfuscates w...
Community Reviews Summary of 565 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
reflective 33%
tense 25%
challenging 17%
emotional 10%
sad 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | Character: 29% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, SuicideModerate
Rape, Violence, BloodMinor
Grief, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting
30 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781544623047
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 13 March 2017
Description
"In a Grove" is an early modernist short story consisting of seven varying accounts of the murder of a samurai, Kanazawa no Takehiro, whose corpse has been found in a bamboo forest near Kyoto. Each section simultaneously clarifies and obfuscates w...
Community Reviews Summary of 565 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
reflective 33%
tense 25%
challenging 17%
emotional 10%
sad 10%
adventurous 7%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | Character: 29% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 32% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, SuicideModerate
Rape, Violence, BloodMinor
Grief, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting