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160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226240
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Description
Winner of the 2020 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translation PrizeThe Fox and Dr. Shimamura toothsomely encompasses East and West, memory and reality, fox-possession myths, and psychiatric mythmaking. As an outstanding young Japanese medical student at the...
Community Reviews Summary of 47 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | N/A: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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Graphic
Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illnessMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226240
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Description
Winner of the 2020 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translation PrizeThe Fox and Dr. Shimamura toothsomely encompasses East and West, memory and reality, fox-possession myths, and psychiatric mythmaking. As an outstanding young Japanese medical student at the...
Community Reviews Summary of 47 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | N/A: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illnessMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death