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Arenas movedizas by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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3.0

I loved how at every turn love suicide was always on the table and nobody seemed to question it

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Setting: Japan
Rep: sapphic Japanese protagonist; Japanese author

This is very surprising for its time (published in 1928) but that doesn't make it good. None of the characters made any sense and nobody was likeable or even particularly interesting, had this been longer than 172 pages I would've DNFd.