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arualallesan's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
basatrin's review against another edition
4.0
Pages dedicated to boobs.
Rural simplicity, refreshing, beautiful scene setting
Rural simplicity, refreshing, beautiful scene setting
allisonmeyette's review against another edition
had to return to the library, not super interested in continuing to read it
afterttherain's review against another edition
3.0
“With a heart unaccustomed to doubting, he never wondered for an instant whether the girl would brave such a storm to keep their rendezvous. He knew nothing of that melancholy and all-too-effective way of passing time by magnifying and complicating his feelings, whether of happiness or uneasiness, through the exercise of imagination.”
This was a nice comfort book, but it wasn't "extraordinary". It reminds me of ghibli movies, actually - the way the plot goes and the way it's written. It has conflict, but at the same time it's conflict free. It's hard to explain, but it was lovely for a busy week. Not something I would want to read when I want something fast-paced and exciting though. This was just a lot of prose - and you kind of already see where the plot is going as well, so you just focus and appreciate the prose.
This was a nice comfort book, but it wasn't "extraordinary". It reminds me of ghibli movies, actually - the way the plot goes and the way it's written. It has conflict, but at the same time it's conflict free. It's hard to explain, but it was lovely for a busy week. Not something I would want to read when I want something fast-paced and exciting though. This was just a lot of prose - and you kind of already see where the plot is going as well, so you just focus and appreciate the prose.
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
4.0
Would give four and a half if possible. Half a star missing for the ridiculous descriptions of breasts... but otherwise a lovely book filled with a very gentle, easy pace. I expected tragedy, but it was really refreshing to read about people muddling through their domestic and internal struggles with the quiet conviction that everything will be alright in the end.
Mishima brilliantly captures the sense of the sea as a character, and I was fully there on the island in the midst of it all.
Mishima brilliantly captures the sense of the sea as a character, and I was fully there on the island in the midst of it all.
jimenagarcia's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
asgard224's review against another edition
Can't remember last Japanese novel read which had a happy ending
trianaalonso's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stolb's review against another edition
4.0
mishima's care for the detail in this one really makes the reader yearn for the sea