Book guide
The Makioka Sisters
Four sisters fight to preserve family honour as old Osaka slips into modernity.
GenresLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryFamily sagaLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Makioka Sisters
In pre-war Osaka, the once-wealthy Makioka family struggles to maintain its status. Tsuruko clings to the family name, Sachiko tries to secure her sisters’ futures, shy Yukiko is trapped by marriage expectations, and Taeko rebels against convention.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- miscarriage
- medical content
- child death
- death
- injury/injury detail
- pregnancy
- classism
