Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Tokyo Ueno Station

Yu Miri with Morgan Giles (Translator)

192 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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A surreal, devastating story of a homeless ghost who haunts one of Tokyo’s busiest train stations. Kazu is dead. Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Japanese Emperor, his life is tied by a series of coincidences to the Imperial family...

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Community Reviews

3.49
based on 7,738 reviews

Moods

sad: 82%

reflective: 77%

emotional: 64%

dark: 37%

challenging: 19%

informative: 11%

mysterious: 8%

tense: 5%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

adventurous: 1%

hopeful: 1%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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