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600 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616957025
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 13 April 2021
Description
One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common excep...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 46%
tense 46%
reflective 33%
informative 26%
adventurous 18%
emotional 12%
sad 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 35% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
KidnappingModerate
Confinement, ClassismMinor
Suicide600 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616957025
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 13 April 2021
Description
One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common excep...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 46%
tense 46%
reflective 33%
informative 26%
adventurous 18%
emotional 12%
sad 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 35% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
KidnappingModerate
Confinement, ClassismMinor
Suicide