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Spring Snow

Yukio Mishima

4.05 AVERAGE


Holy shit. This should be the standard for romance books. I know a lot of people (admittedly, including myself) sort of see the romance genre and scoff at it a little, so I was extremely surprised to see so much philosophical questions and just serious life things brought up throughout the whole book. Even to put it into simple terms, calling this novel a romance one would be a serious understatement because of the profound number of ideas that are shared. Some points were definitely a lot harder to comprehend but Mishima is so good at using language to just pull you through it anyway. Thank fuck PewDiePie recommended this.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75
challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tears. that last line 😀

Uma conjugação perfeita entre o mágico e o real, não através de fantasia nem de ilusões, mas sim das descrições presentes ao longo de cada capítulo. Nunca li análises psicológicas de personagens tão suaves e delicadas como neste livro, combinando assim com a descrição de um Japão em que a linha que separa costumes ocidentais e orientais se começa a dissipar cada vez mais.
Adorei o quanto se consegue visualizar o sol, a noite, a neve principalmente, em relação com o desenrolar dos acontecimentos, cada elemento tem um papel importante em definir o tom de cada cena.
As personagens são reais, tem defeitos que os tornam únicos e cruciais na história, e o mergulhar nos pensamentos, sentimentos, motivações, ansiedades, desgostos, em todo um psicológico que não precisa de explicação, não precisa de fazer sentido, porque é o mais puro do subconsciente humano.

Amazing journey, it felt like I was watching a canvas being beautifully painted as I read more.
dark reflective tense slow-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: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated