Toddler Hunting and Other Stories by Taeko Kōno

Toddler Hunting and Other Stories

Taeko Kōno with Lucy North (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
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Toddler-Hunting and Other Stories introduces a startlingly original voice. Winner of Japan's top literary prizes for fiction (among them the Akutagawa, the Tanizaki, the Noma, and the Yomiuri), Taeko Kono writes with a strange beauty, pinpricked w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 159 reviews

Moods

dark 88%
reflective 53%
emotional 42%
mysterious 30%
challenging 23%
tense 23%
sad 19%
funny 3%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 38%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 56% | No: 31% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 68% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.73

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