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272 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9784770030436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Sayoko, a thirty-five-year-old homemaker with a three-year-old child, begins working for Aoi, a free-spirited, single career woman her own age who runs a travel agency-housekeeping business. Timid and unable to connect with other mothers in her ne...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
relaxing 16%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide attemptMinor
Misogyny, Bullying
272 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9784770030436
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Sayoko, a thirty-five-year-old homemaker with a three-year-old child, begins working for Aoi, a free-spirited, single career woman her own age who runs a travel agency-housekeeping business. Timid and unable to connect with other mothers in her ne...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
relaxing 16%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide attemptMinor
Misogyny, Bullying