Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri with Lars Vargö (Translator)

162 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Kazu lever sin sista tid i den kejserliga Uenoparken i Tokyo, nära stationen där han som ung klev av tåget för att delta i bygget av Olympiska spelen 1964. En gång hade han en familj i Fukushima, nu finns ingenting att återvända till. Hans liv har...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,563 reviews

Moods

sad 82%
reflective 78%
emotional 64%
dark 37%
challenging 19%
informative 11%
mysterious 8%
tense 5%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 30%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 39% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 28% | No: 22% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.51

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