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272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241381274
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 24 September 2019
Description
Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn--whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong's novel The Sweetest FruitsA Penguin ClassicIn this co...
Community Reviews Summary of 402 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
informative 35%
reflective 28%
adventurous 23%
sad 19%
emotional 17%
tense 13%
relaxing 10%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
funny 7%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | N/A: 32% | A mix: 16% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 41% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 29% | No: 17% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | N/A: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, AbandonmentModerate
Grief, Suicide, BloodMinor
War, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization
272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241381274
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 24 September 2019
Description
Brilliantly entertaining and eerie ghost stories, regarded as major classics in Japan, by the Irish writer and Japanophile Lafcadio Hearn--whose life inspired bestselling writer Monique Truong's novel The Sweetest FruitsA Penguin ClassicIn this co...
Community Reviews Summary of 402 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
informative 35%
reflective 28%
adventurous 23%
sad 19%
emotional 17%
tense 13%
relaxing 10%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 8%
funny 7%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | N/A: 32% | A mix: 16% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
No: 41% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 29% | No: 17% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | N/A: 26% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, AbandonmentModerate
Grief, Suicide, BloodMinor
War, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization