Reviews

Star by Yukio Mishima

flexluthor's review

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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

4.5

jyzaizai's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

suchmeow's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

xxlza's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.75

siren_oleander3's review

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

erminoni's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

2.75

sumlittlebee's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

annetteb713's review against another edition

2.0

A rather pointless , boring story that although short in length felt it took forever to read . Main protagonist wasn’t likeable and i just didn’t care about him at all .

The only character that I felt was remotely interesting was Kayo. Kayo and her silver teeth, and cheap trousers. It would of been more interesting to read more about her back story .

I’m sure Yukio Mishima has written better , however not sure after this I’m that interested in investing .

anitaofplaybooktag's review

3.0

Star is an interesting novella that for me evokes a short story much more than a novel. Readers who are short story fans (I am!) will definitely like this tale of a young movie actor, Rikio, who is worshiped by his adoring fans. Rikio has an unlikely "relationship" with his assistant, who in some ways grounds him and in other ways bolsters him. Star draws a picture where reality and imagination blur in interesting ways that I look forward to discussing further with other readers. If this is a taste of Mishima, I'd like to go back for more of a true meal.

crazeyham's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.5