The tension builds slowly — as more and more things disappear from the island — and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop the inevitable disappearance of everything.
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The tension builds slowly — as more and more things disappear from the island — and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop the inevitable disappearance of everything.
You may remember Otsuka from her debut novel, When the Emperor Was Divine, about the life of a Japanese-American family during World War II. This follow up is not as critically praised as the first, but captures a wider swath of experience.