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609 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860465819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,757 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 55%
challenging 44%
adventurous 38%
emotional 25%
tense 24%
sad 14%
funny 8%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 32% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit609 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781860465819
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,757 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 55%
challenging 44%
adventurous 38%
emotional 25%
tense 24%
sad 14%
funny 8%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 32% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, WarModerate
Abortion, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit