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Journey to Topaz

Name: Journey to Topaz
Author: Yoshiko Uchida

by Yoshiko Uchida

1971•Family•149 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramaslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA grounded, moving family novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

Amazing book! Yuki a Japanese little girl who has an amazing life until one day Yuki and other California Japanese Americans get sent to internment camps

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyHistoricalDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Japanese AmericansEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Japanese Americans in fictionJuvenile fictionWorld War, 1939-1945 in fictionWorld War, 1939-1945Juvenile literatureJapanese

Details

Author: Yoshiko Uchida
Published: 1971
Pages: 149
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Source: Open Library

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