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228 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811217392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 26 May 2009
Description
Yoko Tawada’s first novel in English: a suspenseful tale of abduction, obsession, and lost identity that spans Vietnam, East Berlin, West German, Paris – and fantasies of Catherine Deneuve.A precocious Vietnamese high school student – known as the...
Community Reviews Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 37%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
sad 12%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Miscarriage
228 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811217392
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 26 May 2009
Description
Yoko Tawada’s first novel in English: a suspenseful tale of abduction, obsession, and lost identity that spans Vietnam, East Berlin, West German, Paris – and fantasies of Catherine Deneuve.A precocious Vietnamese high school student – known as the...
Community Reviews Summary of 65 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 37%
tense 37%
adventurous 12%
sad 12%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
RapeModerate
Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Miscarriage