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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Written and set in post-war Japan, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea follows thirteen-year-old boy, Noburu, his widowed mother, his mother’s lover, and Noburu’s gang of ruthless teenage boys who detest their world and are focused on their own doctrine of morality and philosophy.
This is a dark, violent, and disturbing novel that is written with such striking poetic beauty. It’s so atmospheric, you can feel throughout that it’s building towards something. I flew through the second half of the novel in one sitting, and after finishing the final chapter I just sat with it for about fifteen minutes trying to comprehend what I just read.
PS If you love cats, tread carefully.
This is a dark, violent, and disturbing novel that is written with such striking poetic beauty. It’s so atmospheric, you can feel throughout that it’s building towards something. I flew through the second half of the novel in one sitting, and after finishing the final chapter I just sat with it for about fifteen minutes trying to comprehend what I just read.
PS If you love cats, tread carefully.
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A story about a pretentious pre-pubescent boy and his fellow pretentious pre-pubescent friends. They read “Beyond Good and Evil” once and now believe they are the ultimate moral arbiters.
In all seriousness, this was an interesting book that covered multiple perspectives and offered great character insight into a nihilistic and angsty 13 year old boy, a grieving and newly fell in love widow, and a dispassionate sailor and their stories intertwist and build off of one another. I found it hard to get into the book at first, as barely anything was happening. After 30 pages, however, I began to enjoy the blend of incredible metaphors that fill up every page along with dialogue and followed with plot development. I mention again Mishima’s metaphors— they are everywhere and they are beautiful. He writes his descriptions in such intricate and raw detail, I could perfectly visualize the entire novel and it was all just jaw-dropping.
Overall, a thought provoking piece and I look forward to reading more of Yukio Mishima. This is my second book I’ve read by him and so far he hasn’t dissapointed
In all seriousness, this was an interesting book that covered multiple perspectives and offered great character insight into a nihilistic and angsty 13 year old boy, a grieving and newly fell in love widow, and a dispassionate sailor and their stories intertwist and build off of one another. I found it hard to get into the book at first, as barely anything was happening. After 30 pages, however, I began to enjoy the blend of incredible metaphors that fill up every page along with dialogue and followed with plot development. I mention again Mishima’s metaphors— they are everywhere and they are beautiful. He writes his descriptions in such intricate and raw detail, I could perfectly visualize the entire novel and it was all just jaw-dropping.
Overall, a thought provoking piece and I look forward to reading more of Yukio Mishima. This is my second book I’ve read by him and so far he hasn’t dissapointed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
I bought this book because I had seen a video of someone saying he highly recommended this writer's books and I found the book for sale so I bought it. I had no expectations whatsoever and no idea what the story was about, other than that it was about a sailor.
I really liked the book, although at times it felt a little like it went on and on with descriptions. It is an engrossing book that you find difficult to put down and that mostly hints at what is happening more than tells you.
I've really enjoyed it and will look into more books by this writer.
I don't think this is for the faint hearted as it is quite heavy even when just hinting at things better left unsaid.
Definitely not light reading!
I really liked the book, although at times it felt a little like it went on and on with descriptions. It is an engrossing book that you find difficult to put down and that mostly hints at what is happening more than tells you.
I've really enjoyed it and will look into more books by this writer.
I don't think this is for the faint hearted as it is quite heavy even when just hinting at things better left unsaid.
Definitely not light reading!
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
A story of the extremity and fanatic fervor of youth versus the wisdom and mellowing of age.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I a really intriguing book. The subjects within this novel are rather dark yet written so beautifully. The story surrounds itself around a boy named Noburo who holds honour and masculinity very highly and once his mother new boyfriend contradicts his ideas, Noburo's ideas turn psychopathic. Noboru's whole character is rather unnerving, including the fact that he numbers his friends rather than calling them by their real names. Even though this is rather disturbing I would definitely recommend this as a read, but I would also suggest reading up on the life of Mishima to understand why he writes as he does.
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced