The Electrical Field by Kerri Sakamoto

The Electrical Field

Kerri Sakamoto

305 pages first pub 1998 (view editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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The Electrical Field is best suited to readers who relish quietly dissecting how historic injustice lingers in private memory and who are willing to trade brisk action for a contemplative, emotionally intricate portrayal of lives unsettled by long-past trauma.

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When the beautiful Chisako and her lover are found murdered in a park, members of a small Ontario suburb in the 1970s must finally acknowledge certain inescapable truths about one another and the way their community has been shaped by the dark sha...

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Community Reviews

3.14
based on 59 reviews

Moods

emotional: 100%

dark: 50%

mysterious: 50%

reflective: 50%

sad: 50%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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