Reviews

The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

verapoyraz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

jekyll's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

art8mis's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

3.5

I went in knowing very little about this book. It was not at all what I was thinking and had stuch a wild ending. 

afterttherain's review against another edition

5.0

“An ugliness unfurled in the moonlight and soft shadow and suffused the whole world. If I were an amoeba, he thought, with an infinitesimal body, I could defeat ugliness. A man isn’t tiny or giant enough to defeat anything.”

This was so beautiful.

nerv_atz's review against another edition

3.0

I’ve been disturbed

okayose's review against another edition

2.0

fell a bit flat

sebwhalley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

ryannorris's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

400iux's review against another edition

3.0

there were way toooo many descriptions of ppl sucking nipples and “hairy erect cocks” for my liking

dramaqueenv's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Body horror