Reviews

Geistergeschichten aus Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

chrismologos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really interesting "merging" of Japanese and western style -- they are Japanese folk stories but rewritten by a Greek-Irish author for a western audience. Obviously, carrying nineteenth-century western assumptions, but I enjoyed tracing that.

The writing is quite clipped and formulaic, but this actually worked for me, personally.

I was not at all familiar with the author beforehand, so really appreciated the introduction and appendix -- tied the context together really well.

lexythebookworm_'s review against another edition

4.0

4 ⭐️

anakuyenhn's review against another edition

4.0

Que maravilla. Me encantó

chiara_fontanazza's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

sky_0808's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

ellie_pan's review

5.0

4.5

hestu's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

sanjubee's review against another edition

2.0

There were some interesting stories and descriptions in the mix, but otherwise the collection felt lackluster. I see others praising the writing style and I honestly disagree—there are some stand-out passages, but for the most part it was very clinical and drab where it should have been fantastical. With the awesome material of the folklore, I was expecting a lot more.

matos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

arghshli's review against another edition

3.0

Spoopy