At the Edge of the Woods by Masatsugu Ono

At the Edge of the Woods

Keshiki

Masatsugu Ono

150 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions) user-added

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A reader who appreciates literary, speculative stories with reflective, mysterious moods and slow pacing that explores themes of alienation and societal paranoia through myth and fantasy.

Description

In an unnamed foreign country, a family of three is settling into a house at the edge of the woods. But something is off. A sound, at first like coughing and then like laughter, emanates from the nearby forest. Fantastical creatures, it is said, l...

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Community Reviews

3.1
based on 161 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 82%

dark: 75%

tense: 43%

challenging: 39%

reflective: 39%

emotional: 19%

sad: 14%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

19% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
44% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

30% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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