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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sure, Mishima writes like he hated women so much that his misogyny made him gay(…/bisexual?? i guess?? we stan a bi fascist icon etc etc), but he’s just SO good at capturing the full spectrum of impotent, masculine, Men Going Their Own Way, Freudian rage - from the 13yo watching his mom undress and thinking about how all dads are evil because they get in the way of a son and his sexy mother, and how it’s every boy’s right to watch his dad die- to the 34yo thinking about how no woman could really understand his deep, unknowable warrior’s heart and how he can’t wait to die a glorious death in battle, even as he’s crying and stammering out loud to her about how much money he has in his bank account, and the moment he sees her boobs he’s like hmmmm I guess it’s fine actually.
The entire book is also an extremely obvious criticism on Mishima’s part regarding the western domination of post-WWII Japan, culminating in the 34yo’s emasculation through marriage, which causes him to lose all respect in the 13yo’s eyes. Mishima wasn’t exactly subtle, but I do just genuinely have fun reading his work.
The entire book is also an extremely obvious criticism on Mishima’s part regarding the western domination of post-WWII Japan, culminating in the 34yo’s emasculation through marriage, which causes him to lose all respect in the 13yo’s eyes. Mishima wasn’t exactly subtle, but I do just genuinely have fun reading his work.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
when he put the pip of her cherry in his mouth i screamed that’s the cutest thing sorry
THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA by Yukio Mishima.
I am not much of a fan of Japanese literature, what with all the imagery and whatnot. But this wasn't a bad book.
Basically, a savage teenage boy watches his mother having sex with a sailor through a peephole in his bedroom. Despite the sailor's kindness, the boy, along with his friends, make an enemy of him.
The writing is all a bit floaty and it is quite boring in parts. But, you know, it's a decent story. The main problem is that Mishima's life story is so much more interesting than his book. The guy commited suicide by seppuku after completing his life's work.
I am not much of a fan of Japanese literature, what with all the imagery and whatnot. But this wasn't a bad book.
Basically, a savage teenage boy watches his mother having sex with a sailor through a peephole in his bedroom. Despite the sailor's kindness, the boy, along with his friends, make an enemy of him.
The writing is all a bit floaty and it is quite boring in parts. But, you know, it's a decent story. The main problem is that Mishima's life story is so much more interesting than his book. The guy commited suicide by seppuku after completing his life's work.
dark
slow-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
idk, i tried reading this book three times and dropped it the first two. it might be the translation i bought's fault but the writing was hard to wrap my head around. once it got easier, i got to enjoy the novel more. i dislike how the ending cut off but i understand why, at the beginning it painted the story so i thought it was be more centric around noboru but then after the last sentence i realised the title was referencing ryuji. it's a 2 bc although it was hard to get into and the ending was not a fave, i liked the way it was written and the way their relationship was. the way it shown noboru also was vv shocking.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A deeply disturbing and unsettling read. I wish a bit more of the narrative was focused on the group of boys but couldn’t put this one down regardless
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Disturbing at some parts, quite quiet at others therefore producing an unsettling atmosphere.