The Samurai's Garden
by Gail Tsukiyama
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromancerealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, polished novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
On the eve of the Second World War, a young Chinese man is sent to his family's summer home in Japan to recover from tuberculosis. He will rest, swim in the salubrious sea, and paint in the brilliant shoreside light. It will be quiet and solitary.
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- Author
- Gail Tsukiyama
- Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 224
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- Open Library
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