Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller

Comfort Woman

Nora Okja Keller

240 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
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Possessing a wisdom and maturity rarely found in a first novelist, Korean-American writer Nora Okja Keller tells a heartwrenching and enthralling tale in this, her literary debut. Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War ...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 334 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

emotional: 72%

reflective: 68%

sad: 63%

challenging: 50%

tense: 18%

informative: 13%

mysterious: 9%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%


Pace

84% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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