Reviews - Sjömannen som föll i onåd hos havet

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Sjömannen som föll i onåd hos havet

Yukio Mishima

3.69 AVERAGE

sireno8's review against another edition

3.0

this grew on me and ultimately was very satisfying. the imagery in it is terrific and surprisingly effective in illustrating the darker side of human nature. has a quiet and unnerving resonance.

deabajr_ami's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

swarley's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sanjeevan's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of those times where you should consider associating the art with the artist. Mishima is an interesting fella to say the least. His worldview is so very different from me, it just makes this work very interesting.

stardustandstories's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wheelylauren's review against another edition

4.0

I'm dithering between a 3 and a 4 for this book. Its disturbing but beautifully written, overall lacks plot but the character arcs are interesting and compelling. Borderline poetic and I will be thinking about the meaning of this book for days to come.

flaneurise's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

this book is quite interesting bc it's definitely not my usual reading pick and was 100% out of my comfort zone. the biggest thing i loved would probably how poetically and beautifully everything is written - there's something so tragically beautiful abt the way the author writes abt the story that it makes the story seem even more profound. literary wise it's definitely a push for my reading skill and it was nice to push myself out of my comfort zone. however: the number of times boobs/butt was mentioned was sooooo tiring oh my god. esp when he was describing fusako. like please. i get it, she's pretty now can we move on PLS. like ik the book symbolises sexual awakening and other themes but.. did we really have to do a freud? like did we really? some parts the book or ig the characters/story was a bit inusufferable (esp the friend group) and i was fr rooting for ryuki and fosako.

they're so cute but the ending fr left me heartbroken. the second i read abt the kitten chapter i KNEW this was gonna be all shades of fucked up.

i mean overall beautifully written, some flaws but i think great for deeper analysis/study (the reason why i read this book in the first place was for my lit class lmfao).