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400 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448103706
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 10 October 2011
Description
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friend...
Community Reviews Summary of 52,656 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 71%
dark 52%
challenging 17%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 38% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 31% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness
400 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448103706
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 10 October 2011
Description
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friend...
Community Reviews Summary of 52,656 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 71%
dark 52%
challenging 17%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 38% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 31% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness