Wild Geese by Ōgai Mori

Wild Geese

Ōgai Mori with Kingo Ochiai (Translator), Sanford Goldstein (Translator)

160 pages first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction classics historical mysterious slow-paced
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In The Wild Geese, prominent Japanese novelist Ogai Mori offers a poignant story of unfulfilled love, set against the background of the dizzying social change accompanying the fall of the Meiji regime. The young heroine, Otama, is forced by povert...

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Community Reviews

3.44
based on 312 reviews

Moods

reflective: 63%

emotional: 54%

sad: 36%

mysterious: 27%

relaxing: 22%

challenging: 18%

informative: 18%

dark: 9%

hopeful: 9%

adventurous: 4%

funny: 4%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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