A True Novel by Minae Mizumura

A True Novel

Minae Mizumura with Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translator)

854 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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A remaking of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights set in postwar Japan A True Novel begins in New York in the 1960s, where we meet Taro, a relentlessly ambitious Japanese immigrant trying to make his fortune. Flashbacks and multilayered stories revea...

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Community Reviews

4.26
based on 222 reviews

Moods

emotional: 81%

reflective: 66%

sad: 66%

mysterious: 33%

informative: 22%

challenging: 14%

dark: 14%

relaxing: 14%

tense: 14%

hopeful: 11%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 3%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
53% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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