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272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474619202
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W&N
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An immeasurably influential female voice in post-war Japanese literature, Kono writes with a strange and disorienting beauty: her tales are marked by disquieting scenes, her characters all teetering on the brink of self-destruction. In the famous ...
Community Reviews Summary of 159 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
emotional 42%
mysterious 30%
challenging 23%
tense 23%
sad 19%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 31% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violenceModerate
Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationshipMinor
Alcohol, Child abuse, Death
272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781474619202
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W&N
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An immeasurably influential female voice in post-war Japanese literature, Kono writes with a strange and disorienting beauty: her tales are marked by disquieting scenes, her characters all teetering on the brink of self-destruction. In the famous ...
Community Reviews Summary of 159 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
emotional 42%
mysterious 30%
challenging 23%
tense 23%
sad 19%
funny 3%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 31% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 25% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violenceModerate
Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationshipMinor
Alcohol, Child abuse, Death