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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Mishima was a one of a kind writer. His themes of disorder, love and death grip you as hard as they teach you to let go.
A slow start but well worth making it through the beginning. To be honest, I almost stopped reading twice before page 100. And it took me six days to get there. Then, I read from 100 to the end in two days.
The turbulent emotions and internal life of the protagonist (Kiyoaki) stand out, and the counterbalance of his best friend's (Honda) analytical and stable demeanor. I spent most of the novel wondering how Kiyoaki was going to kill himself when his love affair when wrong.
Like many great novels, the tragedy is well telegraphed from the onset. Instead, the book must, and does, stand on the strength of its personalities and events. An elegant novel but I don't feel inspired to pick up the next book in the series.
The turbulent emotions and internal life of the protagonist (Kiyoaki) stand out, and the counterbalance of his best friend's (Honda) analytical and stable demeanor. I spent most of the novel wondering how Kiyoaki was going to kill himself when his love affair when wrong.
Like many great novels, the tragedy is well telegraphed from the onset. Instead, the book must, and does, stand on the strength of its personalities and events. An elegant novel but I don't feel inspired to pick up the next book in the series.
'It seemed that summer had the power to heal all frustrations, soothe every grief, restore their lost happiness.'
reflective
sad
slow-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
emotional
sad
tense
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Truly my favorite book, the philosophical thoughts, the description of dream nature, reincarnation Mishima is my favorite author and with this book he confirmed my thoughts about him kiyoaki although his action are questionable and loathsome is my favorite character.In the book at the very beginning it tells us that he is a very melancholic character, that he don't desire anything he is mostly not fazed by anything but the one thing that seems to move him is sakoto.In the end, he will be in love with her his melancholy gone because sakoto became his purpose, his love for her made him desire something, and it's not reciprocated feelings since he knows she loves him (which he use sometimes as a somewhat threat) but being together I noticed that the moment he came to know of the engagement of sakoto with the prince he rushed toward her.He loves pain.He only show and realize he love her once she became unaccessible, untouchable, forbidden and in a sense kiyoaki and maybe cherished her because she was impossible to obtain.He is truly a complex character, his end was only what he deserved yet it broke my heart, but it was logical his purpose to live, he couldn't touch or even see her so what was he going to do ? Death was the only option, a melancholic soul a him couldn't live after seeing what he wanted yet couldn't grab it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion
An interesting display of emotion and almost sadomasochism since the main character gets pleasure out of his own pain and out of causing pain to others. Also a very interesting passionate love story that definitely went in every way I did not expect. Maybe it's the cultural difference but I like the fact that I could be surprised in numerous ways.