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This was my introduction to Julie Otsuka and it was amazing. As your average reader, I can’t figure out how Otsuka was able to tell such an evocative story in such a slim novel, using(deceptively) simple language. I usually fall hard for novels that are overstuffed to the hilt—crammed full of characters, sights, sounds, tangential stories, postmodern tricks and winks. The more flowery and complex the sentences are, the more likely I’ll love it. When the Emperor was Divine is a far cry from that
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A brief reminder on how Japanese Americans were treated during and after WWII, not something the rest of the population should be proud of.
I loved this book from the first page. It's a 4 star only because I wanted it to be twice as long.
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