Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - Il sapore della gloria

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Il sapore della gloria by Yukio Mishima, Mario Teti

106 reviews

evehowell's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

when i first started reading this book i felt it was really not a good fit for me as a reader, and was struggling a lot to read it. however as it went on i feel like i started to understand the flow and direction of the book, and the prose is undeniably beautiful and well-written throughout. a lot of the themes of the book, especially toward the beginning, didn’t sit right with me, but the use of the ocean consistently as an exploration of outlooks on life is very interesting. the ending is absolutely chilling, and artfully leaves some things unspoken, after the graphic descriptions in other parts of the book. overall a very interesting, if mildly traumatising, read.

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emerentina's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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dramaqueenv's review against another edition

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dark informative tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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strrygo's review against another edition

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4.5

writing was so dreamy didn't expect Weightlessness coming out of a thing so miserable, so many strings of words that felt so sharp (the lines abt rage and despondency..unreal)stands apart from all the other mishima i've read but still feels like a natural progression :o blurry picture of a book, squinting at the sun, loved
book cover in the hall of fame of my heart!!

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bertabuecher's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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susnpusn's review against another edition

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Horrible character who tortures and kills a kitten, which is described in detail

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mrh29992's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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emmath's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

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

0.5

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thursdd4y's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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natalie_xoxo's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I picked this book up without knowing a single thing about it. The writing is sometimes incredibly beautiful, especially when describing the mundane.

I'm very interested in reading more by this author!

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