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160 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241963449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 22 May 2013
Description
Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, When the Emperor Was Divine is the critically acclaimed debut novel by bestselling writer Julie Otsuka - author of The Buddha in the Attic - in which she explores the lives of Japanese immigrants living...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,050 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
reflective 57%
informative 41%
dark 35%
challenging 30%
tense 19%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 32% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Confinement, Animal deathModerate
War, Racial slurs, XenophobiaMinor
Deportation, Rape, Sexual assault160 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241963449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 22 May 2013
Description
Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, When the Emperor Was Divine is the critically acclaimed debut novel by bestselling writer Julie Otsuka - author of The Buddha in the Attic - in which she explores the lives of Japanese immigrants living...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,050 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
reflective 57%
informative 41%
dark 35%
challenging 30%
tense 19%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 32% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 30% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Confinement, Animal deathModerate
War, Racial slurs, XenophobiaMinor
Deportation, Rape, Sexual assault