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224 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307269454
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Publication date: 15 July 2008
Description
In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her nextdoor neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,110 reviews
Moods
tense 48%
reflective 40%
emotional 34%
sad 31%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 14%
challenging 13%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 47% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 34% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Murder, Suicide, DeathModerate
Transphobia, Sexual content, Sexual assaultMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape224 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307269454
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Publication date: 15 July 2008
Description
In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her nextdoor neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,110 reviews
Moods
tense 48%
reflective 40%
emotional 34%
sad 31%
mysterious 29%
adventurous 14%
challenging 13%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 47% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 34% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Suicide, DeathModerate
Transphobia, Sexual content, Sexual assaultMinor
Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape