An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

An Artist of the Floating World

Kazuo Ishiguro

206 pages • first pub 1986 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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1948: Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his two grown daughters and his gra...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 5,751 reviews

Moods

reflective: 94%

emotional: 35%

sad: 27%

challenging: 21%

mysterious: 17%

hopeful: 11%

dark: 10%

informative: 10%

relaxing: 10%

tense: 9%

inspiring: 6%

lighthearted: 3%

funny: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
64% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
87% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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