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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i don’t know what i was expecting but it was certainly different than what i read! i enjoyed this read, however, even if it’s a little slow in the beginning. a lot of sympathy evoked from fellow lgbtq+ people who feel they must hide behind their own mask.
also—armpit kink.
also—armpit kink.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
there haven't been many books which required this much concentration to read: Confessions of a Mask is only 200ish pages long, but it treats us to the overthinking of a man who struggles with his identity. He cannot decide what he likes, he can't decide if he even wants to be alive. Every action and every event is a forked path for him as he agonises over how he should feel about it.
It is difficult to read this book if you see yourself in the protagonist's image, and i imagine most people would find a little bit of him inside them. an illuminating effect of this book for sure --- i'd be interested to find out how i feel about it if i re-read it in 5 years' time. Will i read it differently then?
It is difficult to read this book if you see yourself in the protagonist's image, and i imagine most people would find a little bit of him inside them. an illuminating effect of this book for sure --- i'd be interested to find out how i feel about it if i re-read it in 5 years' time. Will i read it differently then?
dark
emotional
reflective
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Mishima is paradoxical in every aspect of its life. His writing is no different. And, immersed in the duality of life and death, "Confessions of a Mask" emerges as a heartbreaking coming of age story of a boy dealing with his homosexuality in a Japan devastated by WW II. Mishima walks us through how he hides his desires, with a heavy emphasis on his adolescence and his early adult years.
Mishima's writing is wonderful, however it lacks in this book. You can clearly tell it's just his second publication, since he overuses the comparison to let the reader into his state of mind and spirit. Mishima's descriptions are very visual and immersive, but never allowing the reader to be in the room. You always feel like a third person, watching a story unfold in front of you.
Above all else, this book is mandatory in order to comprehend the rest of Mishima's work!
Mishima's writing is wonderful, however it lacks in this book. You can clearly tell it's just his second publication, since he overuses the comparison to let the reader into his state of mind and spirit. Mishima's descriptions are very visual and immersive, but never allowing the reader to be in the room. You always feel like a third person, watching a story unfold in front of you.
Above all else, this book is mandatory in order to comprehend the rest of Mishima's work!
funny
inspiring
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated