The Last Children of Tokyo by Yōko Tawada

The Last Children of Tokyo

Yōko Tawada with Margaret Mitsutani (Translator)

144 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction reflective slow-paced
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Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan’s many ‘old-elderly’; men and women who remember a time before the air and the sea were poisoned, before terrible catastrophe promted Japan to shut itself off ...

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Community Reviews

3.43
based on 3,321 reviews

Moods

reflective: 73%

sad: 40%

mysterious: 36%

dark: 35%

emotional: 33%

challenging: 26%

funny: 10%

hopeful: 8%

lighthearted: 6%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 4%

relaxing: 4%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 2%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
55% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

17% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

61% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

27% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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