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lipka's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The bridge was hardly long enough to say you had crossed it.
This reads like a twilight. It fits that so much of the dialogue takes place in the dwindling light, then in darkness around the nine o'clock bell. And the book is just so: a precious few conversations about Ineko, Inako.
The dialogue is cradled in a holding pattern, or maybe circling a drain far in the middle of a manmade river. But it does spin. It does ripple, distorting and calming in turns the waves of memory, trauma, and responsibility.
It's odd, maybe, but it's very Kawabata. The Dandelion is paused in the half-light, looking forward to dawn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, War, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexism
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Japanese stories are special, different, with simpler prose but yet more melancholic and full of emotions.
This story had the potential of being great but I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something missing or overlooked. Half way through, I did a little search, and I found out that there is indeed something missing; the story is incomplete, Kawabata committed suicide and Dandelions were published posthumous.
Even so, I loved the atmosphere: sadness, melancholy, loneliness, love... and a few brilliant passages.
I will definitely read a complete work by Kawabata, I am sure it will be worth it.
This story had the potential of being great but I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something missing or overlooked. Half way through, I did a little search, and I found out that there is indeed something missing; the story is incomplete, Kawabata committed suicide and Dandelions were published posthumous.
Even so, I loved the atmosphere: sadness, melancholy, loneliness, love... and a few brilliant passages.
I will definitely read a complete work by Kawabata, I am sure it will be worth it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
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