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520 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099472285
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Burdened with chores and heavy debts and isolated from husbands and children, they all secretly dream of a way out of their dead-end lives. A young mother ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,630 reviews
Moods
tense 82%
mysterious 52%
challenging 31%
sad 18%
emotional 17%
reflective 13%
adventurous 10%
funny 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 20% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 44% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, GoreModerate
Fatphobia
520 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099472285
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
In the Tokyo suburbs four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Burdened with chores and heavy debts and isolated from husbands and children, they all secretly dream of a way out of their dead-end lives. A young mother ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,630 reviews
Moods
tense 82%
mysterious 52%
challenging 31%
sad 18%
emotional 17%
reflective 13%
adventurous 10%
funny 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 20% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 44% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, GoreModerate
Fatphobia