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288 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473520691
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 26 January 1994
Description
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japan's greatest writers.To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,152 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 62%
mysterious 59%
emotional 44%
tense 30%
challenging 23%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 37% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
Rape
288 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473520691
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 26 January 1994
Description
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japan's greatest writers.To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,152 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
sad 62%
mysterious 59%
emotional 44%
tense 30%
challenging 23%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 27% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 37% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Police brutality, DeathModerate
Death of parentMinor
Rape