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492 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812976366
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade
Publication date: 08 March 2011
Description
The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the "high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island" that is the Japanese Empire's single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay; the farthest outpost of the war-rava...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,225 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
reflective 40%
mysterious 36%
dark 31%
challenging 27%
informative 27%
sad 24%
tense 24%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 7%
funny 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 28% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Pregnancy, ConfinementModerate
Child death, War, RacismMinor
Cannibalism492 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812976366
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade
Publication date: 08 March 2011
Description
The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the "high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island" that is the Japanese Empire's single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay; the farthest outpost of the war-rava...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,225 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
reflective 40%
mysterious 36%
dark 31%
challenging 27%
informative 27%
sad 24%
tense 24%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 7%
funny 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 28% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Pregnancy, ConfinementModerate
Child death, War, RacismMinor
Cannibalism