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432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781803288048
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Zephyr
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation. There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls. Sor...
Community Reviews Summary of 247 reviews
Moods
mysterious 67%
reflective 62%
adventurous 50%
sad 46%
hopeful 39%
challenging 19%
inspiring 16%
tense 10%
dark 9%
lighthearted 8%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 5%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 42% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, AlcoholismModerate
Xenophobia, Sexism, AbandonmentMinor
Sexual content, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781803288048
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Zephyr
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation. There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls. Sor...
Community Reviews Summary of 247 reviews
Moods
mysterious 67%
reflective 62%
adventurous 50%
sad 46%
hopeful 39%
challenging 19%
inspiring 16%
tense 10%
dark 9%
lighthearted 8%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
funny 5%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 42% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parent, AlcoholismModerate
Xenophobia, Sexism, AbandonmentMinor
Sexual content, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis