The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe

The Face of Another

Kōbō Abe

240 pages first pub 1964 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror science fiction reflective slow-paced
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Like an elegantly chilling postscript to The Metamorphosis, this classic of postwar Japanese literature describes a bizarre physical transformation that exposes the duplicities of an entire world. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in ...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 503 reviews

Moods

dark: 78%

reflective: 69%

mysterious: 49%

challenging: 43%

emotional: 32%

tense: 21%

sad: 16%

funny: 3%

adventurous: 1%

informative: 1%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

98% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

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