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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
tense
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:
No
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
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
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3+
A conflicting read, difficult to evaluate.
Sublime moments of poetry, a peculiar cast of characters (running the gamut from sympathetic to grotesque), each offering reflections on love, destiny, beauty and meaning, and all steeped in a heavy symbolism that alternately alienated and charmed me.
I suspect I am more drawn to Mishima's prose than his philosophy. Nonetheless I expect I will savour a re-read in time.
A conflicting read, difficult to evaluate.
Sublime moments of poetry, a peculiar cast of characters (running the gamut from sympathetic to grotesque), each offering reflections on love, destiny, beauty and meaning, and all steeped in a heavy symbolism that alternately alienated and charmed me.
I suspect I am more drawn to Mishima's prose than his philosophy. Nonetheless I expect I will savour a re-read in time.
Yukio Mishima's writing is very impressive and lyrical. His prose made it engaging for me to read this book even though it had disturbing elements in it. It's so dark, evocative and disturbing at the same time. I was mesmerized when I had finished reading the book. I didn't understand the reasoning of certain characters in the story, so I'm not sure if I missed the essence of it. Reading some of the top reviews gave me some insight into what this book really represents. I'm thoroughly enthralled.
Love Japanese literature. Everything is a miniscule character study in their stories even though the plot remains fairly simple.
Love Japanese literature. Everything is a miniscule character study in their stories even though the plot remains fairly simple.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated