The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

The Phone Box at the Edge of the World

Laura Imai Messina with Lucy Rand (Translator)

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Description

We all have something to tell those we have lost.On a windy hill in Japan, in a garden overlooking the sea stands a disused phone box. For years, people have travelled to visit the phone box, to pick up the receiver and speak into the wind: to pas...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,255 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 77%
hopeful 75%
sad 59%
inspiring 47%
challenging 9%
relaxing 7%
informative 6%
lighthearted 5%
dark 4%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 35%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.82

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