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Kokoro

Natsume Sōseki

3.96 AVERAGE

caspluya's review against another edition

4.0

Those final pages hit hard. Talk about subverting expectations.

luciaventura13's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Terminei Kokoro e fiquei surpreendida. Esperava algo completamente diferente por ser um livro asiático, mas encontrei uma história muito introspectiva e emocional. Sōseki explora a solidão, a culpa e a complexidade das relações humanas de forma delicada e profunda, quase como se cada palavra tivesse sido escolhida para nos fazer sentir o peso das emoções dos personagens.

No entanto, o final deixou-me com uma sensação estranha, como se algo tivesse ficado por dizer. É um livro que nos faz pensar, que nos acompanha mesmo depois de fecharmos a última página — e talvez seja essa a sua força.

"A solidão é algo que se sente, não se explica."

⭐⭐⭐

lajones1_23's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

yukimenoko's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

m_tarta's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

bpaxton's review against another edition

dark reflective

an interesting (if frustrating read) centring a man with little courage and no resolve.
it definitely made me think and contained a few wisdoms i think. i will definitely do some wider research on the era this book was set in because it is very intruiging.

beelo268's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Japanese literature hits different. I think the rapid modernization and eras clashing just evokes a strong current of cultural strife and individual alienation.