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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
sólo leyendo el blurb del libro sabía que me encontraría con una historia perturbadora pero... esto...
una lectura totalmente distinta a lo que conocía de Mishima. Necesito procesarlo..
una lectura totalmente distinta a lo que conocía de Mishima. Necesito procesarlo..
"A man isn't tiny or giant enough to defeat anything."
beautifully written but utterly dark and weird and hard to shake. in all good conscience, i have to warn anyone planning to read this that there is a grotesque scene in which a kitten is bludgeoned and disembodied with a pair of scissors.
beautifully written but utterly dark and weird and hard to shake. in all good conscience, i have to warn anyone planning to read this that there is a grotesque scene in which a kitten is bludgeoned and disembodied with a pair of scissors.
The first 3/4 of this book were a bit of a chore but the buck-wild ending made elevated it much higher than I expected
this was so well written and probably quite smart but overall YUCKY
This book was incredible, but I didn't love it. Ryuji's descriptions of his aspirations and worldview early on were magical. I emphasized with the disappointment of the boys at the sailor walking away from his almost mythical lifestyle.
That said, the boys were over the top. I understand that they are more symbolic then actual characters by the end of the book, but it is still jarring. Perhaps I am just uncomfortable knowing that Mishama likely agreed with the sentiment behind what they do, and that on some level I understand it as well.
The prose was obviously beautiful even in translation. I will be reading more MIshama in the future. I can't say I loved this work, but it's an achievement.
That said, the boys were over the top. I understand that they are more symbolic then actual characters by the end of the book, but it is still jarring. Perhaps I am just uncomfortable knowing that Mishama likely agreed with the sentiment behind what they do, and that on some level I understand it as well.
The prose was obviously beautiful even in translation. I will be reading more MIshama in the future. I can't say I loved this work, but it's an achievement.
The characters in this book had such a strong base, but I wish the book as a whole was more in-depth. If we got to see more inside the "chief's" head, I think I would've appreciated the messed-up philosophy of the boys more. How did they meet? What was the Chief's backstory? I also would've loved to see an outsider's perspective (someone who did not know Ryuji or Fusako) to understand more of the attitude towards single mothers and/or sailors in Japan during the time. A lot of this stuff was hinted at throughout the book, from social pressures to absence of fathers, but I felt like it was just a bit short considering the magnitude of the storyline.
3.5 estrellas
El estilo literario de Mishima me ha gustado mucho. Es un estilo relativamente simple, que no se sirve de palabras grandilocuentes ni de figuras demasiado difíciles de entender. Consigue cubrir todo lo que describe con un velo pastel de belleza, gracias a los detalles que proporciona y a la manera de hacerlo, lo cual no quiere decir que este sea un libro bello. Es como tener una butaca en primera fila para una película de terror psicológico, pero que está llena de reflexiones que impiden no disfrutarla.
En cuanto a esto último, es el motivo de que no le haya dado una mayor puntuación. Noboru no solo llega a darme miedo, sino que hasta me produce náuseas en ciertos momentos, y no pude empatizar con él. No pienso que esto sea problema del autor; quizás simplemente tengo la suerte de no coincidir con formas de pensar que considero oscuras. Sin embargo, esto me impidió conectar del todo con el libro, ya que no podía justificar sus acciones y pensamientos y no estoy nada de acuerdo con la concepción del mundo de su grupo. Quizás habría disfrutado más de 50 páginas de relación entre Fusako y Ryuji, dominada principalmente por las reflexiones de Ryuji, aunque entiendo que se habría perdido todo el mensaje que pretende transmitir Mishima. Ryuji es el personaje con el que más me he sentido identificada – también, quizás, porque no sabemos nada de la personalidad de Fusako, si es que la tiene.
En conclusión: el estilo narrativo de Mishima me gusta mucho pero, al menos por lo reflejado en este libro, creo que estamos en profundo desacuerdo en cuanto a ideas.
El estilo literario de Mishima me ha gustado mucho. Es un estilo relativamente simple, que no se sirve de palabras grandilocuentes ni de figuras demasiado difíciles de entender. Consigue cubrir todo lo que describe con un velo pastel de belleza, gracias a los detalles que proporciona y a la manera de hacerlo, lo cual no quiere decir que este sea un libro bello. Es como tener una butaca en primera fila para una película de terror psicológico, pero que está llena de reflexiones que impiden no disfrutarla.
En cuanto a esto último, es el motivo de que no le haya dado una mayor puntuación. Noboru no solo llega a darme miedo, sino que hasta me produce náuseas en ciertos momentos, y no pude empatizar con él. No pienso que esto sea problema del autor; quizás simplemente tengo la suerte de no coincidir con formas de pensar que considero oscuras. Sin embargo, esto me impidió conectar del todo con el libro, ya que no podía justificar sus acciones y pensamientos y no estoy nada de acuerdo con la concepción del mundo de su grupo. Quizás habría disfrutado más de 50 páginas de relación entre Fusako y Ryuji, dominada principalmente por las reflexiones de Ryuji, aunque entiendo que se habría perdido todo el mensaje que pretende transmitir Mishima. Ryuji es el personaje con el que más me he sentido identificada – también, quizás, porque no sabemos nada de la personalidad de Fusako, si es que la tiene.
En conclusión: el estilo narrativo de Mishima me gusta mucho pero, al menos por lo reflejado en este libro, creo que estamos en profundo desacuerdo en cuanto a ideas.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A befitting title to a messed up book
The story can either be interpretted as a weird disturbing psychotic story, or a sad reality the writer has lived through, and it's up to the reader to decide which one it is. This book is one of the ways Yukio Mishima shows his own thought process regarding the westernization of his country, how he helplessly watched Japan (the sailor, Ryuji, who ought to keep on sailing) give up the glory and not be the hero he wanted it to be.
It's symbolic, it's poetic, and it's sad.
The story can either be interpretted as a weird disturbing psychotic story, or a sad reality the writer has lived through, and it's up to the reader to decide which one it is. This book is one of the ways Yukio Mishima shows his own thought process regarding the westernization of his country, how he helplessly watched Japan (the sailor, Ryuji, who ought to keep on sailing) give up the glory and not be the hero he wanted it to be.
It's symbolic, it's poetic, and it's sad.