Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura

Lady Joker

Kaoru Takamura

592 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller challenging mysterious slow-paced
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Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized ...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 363 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 70%

challenging: 59%

tense: 47%

dark: 41%

reflective: 34%

informative: 28%

adventurous: 17%

emotional: 13%

sad: 8%

funny: 2%

Pace

13% of readers chose medium
86% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
47% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

39% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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