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432 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857895455
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe is internationally acclaimed for his groundbreaking, incisive examination of humanity’s struggle through modernity. In Death by Water, his recurring protagonist and literary alter ego returns to his hometown village...
Community Reviews Summary of 99 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
dark 40%
emotional 40%
sad 30%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 12% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Abortion, Incest
432 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857895455
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe is internationally acclaimed for his groundbreaking, incisive examination of humanity’s struggle through modernity. In Death by Water, his recurring protagonist and literary alter ego returns to his hometown village...
Community Reviews Summary of 99 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
dark 40%
emotional 40%
sad 30%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 12% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Abortion, Incest