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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Eerie and beautiful- 1st book read @ new job- ranking: Death in Midsummer, Dodoji, The Pearl, 7 Bridges, The Priest at Shiga Temple and His Love, Patriotism, Onnagata, Three Million Yen, Thermos Flasks (I notice that all my faves r the ones about/told through women dot dot dot)
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okumam çok uzun sürdü ama öykülerden oluştuğu için zorluk çekmedim konu bütünlüğü açısından.
Her hikayeye tek tek bayıldığımı söyleyemem ama gereksiz olduğunu düşündüğüm hikaye yoktu. Ayrıca Mişima'nın dili beni gerçekten etkiledi. Öykülerde dili bu kadar etkileyiciylen Bereket Denizi gibi bir isme sahip serisini inanılmaz merak ediyorum şimdi. Umarım en kısa zamanda okuyabilirim.
Bunun dışında yazarın kişiliği-hayatı da çok ilgimi çekti. İntiharı ve savunduğu ideolojiye bağlılığı gibi nedenler sayesinde üst-düzey bir insan olduğunu düşünüyorum.
Her hikayeye tek tek bayıldığımı söyleyemem ama gereksiz olduğunu düşündüğüm hikaye yoktu. Ayrıca Mişima'nın dili beni gerçekten etkiledi. Öykülerde dili bu kadar etkileyiciylen Bereket Denizi gibi bir isme sahip serisini inanılmaz merak ediyorum şimdi. Umarım en kısa zamanda okuyabilirim.
Bunun dışında yazarın kişiliği-hayatı da çok ilgimi çekti. İntiharı ve savunduğu ideolojiye bağlılığı gibi nedenler sayesinde üst-düzey bir insan olduğunu düşünüyorum.
Collection of ten short stories mostly iterating on themes commonly found in Mishima‘s other works such as Japan’s cultural decline, beauty and death, suicide and gender performance.
Did not care much for the first half of the collection, but enjoyed everything after that quite a lot. The writing in “Patriotism” was especially impressive and the short film based on it is also quite good. Two other favorites are the mini-play “Dōjoji” and “The Pearl”, both of which are much more humorous than the rest of the collection. Also found the setting of Onnagata, taking place within a Noh-theatre troupe, very interesting.
Did not care much for the first half of the collection, but enjoyed everything after that quite a lot. The writing in “Patriotism” was especially impressive and the short film based on it is also quite good. Two other favorites are the mini-play “Dōjoji” and “The Pearl”, both of which are much more humorous than the rest of the collection. Also found the setting of Onnagata, taking place within a Noh-theatre troupe, very interesting.
I think so far this is the best Japanese authored prose I have read. A lot of these stories and the images they invoked really stuck with me. It’s not a five cause I didn’t like a couple. I definitely would re read the first 7 again. Overall it was fire tho.
Mishima is a really talented writer whose style reminds me of Ogawa in the way he develops his characters and crafts his storytelling. This collection specifically felt like an interesting and balanced examination of mundane experiences, muddled together with tinges of absurdist realism, or whatever it's called when people are crazy but not unbelievably so. I think it's worth the read.
I think so far this is the best Japanese authored prose I have read. A lot of these stories and the images they invoked really stuck with me. It’s not a five cause I didn’t like a couple. I definitely would re read the first 7 again. Overall it was fire tho.
Mishima's unparalleled skill for delving deep into the minds of his characters is out in full here. Just excellent story-telling, even in translation. Crazy that he died in that coup attempt.
Some of the stories seemed a little strange. Especially Thermos Bottles and Seven Bridges ending in abruptly. But a recurring theme across all was a certain darkness in everyone's character. At first glance characters who are seemingly normal and then explored more deeply and layer by layer we see some dark aspect of everyone's character. Personally my favorite was Patriotism. The death was described in a grotesque manner but still managed to be hauntingly beautiful. Dojoji and The Pearl were also great.
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated