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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
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
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
dark
reflective
tense
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
a dark, disturbing, and deceptively lucid read. I however, found it best read against the themes Mishima espouses - Noboru in particular I found more pathetic the more he descended into violence. Placed against the author's real life ideologies, this book reads to me as a powerful critique of the masculine urge to violence and stoicism.
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-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
There is a lot of substance in this book, and a lot of interesting points, but it wasn't really for me. Maybe I don't have the brain capacity to understand a lot of what this book is trying to say, or I just got bored. I can see how someone may love this book though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Blood
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
dark
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
While the writing was brilliant, it simply didn't appeal to me. It took me a long time to finish this book. Other people might be able to enjoy it and find the subject intriguing but I simply cannot. For me, it was not an enjoyable read.
In summary, it was about Wanna be 13 year old disgusting edgelords getting upset when their sigma male role model turns out to be a normal adult while the mother is just kind of there.
In summary, it was about Wanna be 13 year old disgusting edgelords getting upset when their sigma male role model turns out to be a normal adult while the mother is just kind of there.
dark
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:
No
Mishima never disappoints. I loved his musings about the sea, and his explorations of youth, and the innocence that is so often ascribed to it, when in reality youth is often a pit of viciousness with only the Veneer of innocence, and the exploration of that theme was incredibly potent. Excited to continue my read through of his work.