There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

Kikuko Tsumura with Polly Barton (Translator), Cindy Kay (Narrator)

9 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
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A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it’s close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing, and, ideally, very little thinking.Her first gig—watching the hidden-camera feed of an ...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 5,031 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

lighthearted: 47%

funny: 44%

mysterious: 34%

hopeful: 29%

relaxing: 21%

inspiring: 14%

emotional: 12%

adventurous: 10%

challenging: 5%

informative: 5%

dark: 3%

sad: 3%

tense: 2%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

53% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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