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1152 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780440178002
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Publication date: 01 September 1986
Description
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,467 reviews
Moods
tense 42%
informative 40%
challenging 34%
emotional 27%
dark 24%
reflective 24%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
inspiring 11%
funny 6%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 23% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, GoreModerate
Classism, Fire/Fire injury, RacismMinor
Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment
1152 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780440178002
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Publication date: 01 September 1986
Description
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,467 reviews
Moods
tense 42%
informative 40%
challenging 34%
emotional 27%
dark 24%
reflective 24%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
inspiring 11%
funny 6%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 23% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, GoreModerate
Classism, Fire/Fire injury, RacismMinor
Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment