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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

leonorbagulho's review against another edition

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4.0


Não me foi possível ler esta obra e apreciá-la sem fazer ligação à vida do autor. Foi uma leitura desafiante mas com alegorias de que gosto.

Yukio Mishima, pseudónimo de Kimitake Hiraoka, era defensor do Japão tradicional e tentava contrariar a ocidentalização que o seu país sofreu após a derrota na II Guerra Mundial.

Neste livro existe um triângulo de personagens: Fusako, viúva e mãe de Noburo, que simboliza o Ocidente; Noburo, o filho de 13 anos, orfão de pai, com grande amor pelo mar e muito revoltado (também Mishima teve problemas com o pai) e Ryuji, o marinheiro que foi para o mar, não porque gostasse mas para fugir de terra. Sonhava com uma morte gloriosa.

Noburo descobre um buraco na parede do seu quarto e a sua curiosidade leva-o a espiar a sua mãe ou seja o Japão, com curiosidade em espreitar o Ocidente. Temos um livro cheio de escuridão mas com pormenores como este buraco por onde entra alguma luz.

Noburo pertencia a um grupo de rapazes com tendências sociopatas que não se tratavam pelo nome tendo-lhes sido atribuído um número a cada um. Os encontros entre eles tinham como principal enfoque o treino de desapego emocional e actos de violência. Houve mesmo um dos actos que considerei extremamente macabro e não li.

A escrita de Mishima, tão maravilhosa, por vezes poética, aliada à dureza e crueldade da história, consegue passar a mensagem do autor de forma marcante.

Mishima fez uma tentativa de invasão numa base militar em Tóquio. Acabou por se suicidar em público dentro dos padrões de ancestralidade japoneses praticando o seppuku.

Este livro, com tanto de belo como de perturbador, foi publicado 7 anos antes da sua morte.

jackramage's review

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mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Weird book weird author 

munchsmith's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

melchior's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kayahobi2023's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

acertaineh's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bexlrose's review against another edition

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3.0

An enjoyable book, well written, nothing I can get too excited about though. 3 stars.

thelyingbitch's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

corapops's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

evehowell's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

when i first started reading this book i felt it was really not a good fit for me as a reader, and was struggling a lot to read it. however as it went on i feel like i started to understand the flow and direction of the book, and the prose is undeniably beautiful and well-written throughout. a lot of the themes of the book, especially toward the beginning, didn’t sit right with me, but the use of the ocean consistently as an exploration of outlooks on life is very interesting. the ending is absolutely chilling, and artfully leaves some things unspoken, after the graphic descriptions in other parts of the book. overall a very interesting, if mildly traumatising, read. 

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