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Ironic stories about 1900s society. What drives, compels, and motivates us are things we want to keep hidden like desire, insecurities, and greed. I loved this a lot!

brockemsockemrobot's review

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

teodomo's review against another edition

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4.0

* Lugares: Kioto, Kansai, Japón.

alexcavanaugh's review against another edition

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4.0

A nice collection of short stories. Enjoyable with or without a literature degree. Worth noting that the Rashomon movie is actually based off of the story "In a Grove" rather than the story titled "Rashomon."

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4.0

Some really solid stories in this little collection. The biggest draw is absolutely "In a Grove," which Kurosawa famously adapted into Rashomon, but that same sneaking psychological insight lurks behind all six of these stories in one way or another. Akutagawa has such a clean writing style, and it's because of those simple sentences and storytelling that he's able to raise so many questions about human nature throughout these little fables. There wasn't a bad one in the bunch.

ppoduszkajas53_bw's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Ancient Japan was a pretty strange place

tura's review

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adventurous informative slow-paced

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

2.5

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