Sjömannen som föll i onåd hos havet by Yukio Mishima

3.69 AVERAGE

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lthlmac's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

hadesson's review against another edition

3.25
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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dayadesai's review against another edition

4.0
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
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azula443's review against another edition

3.5
challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tijanak's review against another edition

2.75
dark 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: Yes
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smb04's review against another edition

2.5
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readbyraisin's review against another edition

4.0
Took a fairly unexpected 'Lord of the Flies' turn, though looking back all the warning signs were there. Thoroughly enjoyed this towards the end, think it's a bit of a slow build up - disguised as a simple sailor romance at first; but boy does it take a dark and twisted turn! An exploration of human nature through the eyes of a 13 year old boy, his mother and a sailor. Beautiful descriptions of the sea/life at sea, fatherhood, longing and societal expectations. Definitely one to read for fans of Japanese literature.

onnetheway's review against another edition

3.5
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I really liked how Mishima described the scenes within the story - especially in the last act; as I can remember the way he writes the sunset/atmosphere is really vivid 

coldhawk342's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark mysterious reflective 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: Yes

iiisabel's review against another edition

4.5
dark reflective tense