544 reviews for:

Spring Snow

Yukio Mishima

4.04 AVERAGE

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

Glad everybody had a good time

In the first book of his The Sea of Fertility Tetralogy, Mishima chronicles the doomed love affair of Satoko and Kiyoaki, two young aristocrats in early 20th century Japan. In his unique style, Mishima explores the cultural tensions between Japan and the West, the interplay of love and death, Buddhist philosophy and more. Looking forward to reading Runaway Horses and the rest of the series soon.

8/10

A rather unexpected 'end' (to me anyway). RTC later .
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective sad slow-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
emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes