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144 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307700001
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 August 2011
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,689 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 65%
informative 47%
dark 29%
challenging 26%
tense 11%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 31% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 17% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Suicide, DeathMinor
War, Infertility, Miscarriage144 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307700001
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 23 August 2011
Description
Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy and precision, a novel that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago.I...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,689 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 65%
informative 47%
dark 29%
challenging 26%
tense 11%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 31% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 26% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 17% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, XenophobiaModerate
Child death, Suicide, DeathMinor
War, Infertility, Miscarriage