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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
My thoughts after reading Part 1:
I would say that I'm enjoying this book. I just finished Part 1: Summer. I really like the concept of dividing the book into two parts like this, where part one only cover about two days. The time Ryuji is on shore. The ending of this first part with Ryuji leaving for the sea again with Fusako and Noburo waving goodbye at the pier is beautiful. I really appreciated the chapters not being too long and I loved that each chapter followed one of our three main characters and showed the events unfolding from their perspective.
I find it unique and weird, which I very much like. I still don't really understand the philosophy of Noboru's Gang. The things the chief said and some thoughts that Noburu has leave me very perplexed, but at the same time kind of intrigued.
The only thing I didn't really like was that in some parts the flowery, arguably beautiful language was a bit too much. Like it felt like it really wasn't necessary and it would have been fine if it had been a bit more simple. To me, it came across as haughty, almost arrogant. Like it really is fine for the most parts, but in some sections it was really exaggerated. Otherwise, I'm hyped to keep reading and see what happens in the second part of the book, winter, where Ryuji presumably comes back to shore.
My thoughts after reading Part 2:
I just finished reading the book. I'm not sure how to feel. I honestly feel kind of pissed off. Angry. I don't know exactly why. I personally disliked the last few chapters and what happened in them. They way the second part was written was just as beautiful as the first part, don't get me wrong. But I feel really bad about what happened at the end. I dislike and don't understand the ideals of the gang, which seem to be the ideals of the author himself. I thought I would like Yukio Mishima and I was hyped to read one of his books. I think I still wanna try reading another one of his books, but I can't bring myself to agree or like his ideals and his view of the world. That's probably why the emotion I feel is anger. I'm angry that I didn't like the book as much as I wanted to. And I feel bad for Fusako, she didn't deserve it. I don't know.
I would say that I'm enjoying this book. I just finished Part 1: Summer. I really like the concept of dividing the book into two parts like this, where part one only cover about two days. The time Ryuji is on shore. The ending of this first part with Ryuji leaving for the sea again with Fusako and Noburo waving goodbye at the pier is beautiful. I really appreciated the chapters not being too long and I loved that each chapter followed one of our three main characters and showed the events unfolding from their perspective.
I find it unique and weird, which I very much like. I still don't really understand the philosophy of Noboru's Gang. The things the chief said and some thoughts that Noburu has leave me very perplexed, but at the same time kind of intrigued.
The only thing I didn't really like was that in some parts the flowery, arguably beautiful language was a bit too much. Like it felt like it really wasn't necessary and it would have been fine if it had been a bit more simple. To me, it came across as haughty, almost arrogant. Like it really is fine for the most parts, but in some sections it was really exaggerated. Otherwise, I'm hyped to keep reading and see what happens in the second part of the book, winter, where Ryuji presumably comes back to shore.
My thoughts after reading Part 2:
I just finished reading the book. I'm not sure how to feel. I honestly feel kind of pissed off. Angry. I don't know exactly why. I personally disliked the last few chapters and what happened in them. They way the second part was written was just as beautiful as the first part, don't get me wrong. But I feel really bad about what happened at the end. I dislike and don't understand the ideals of the gang, which seem to be the ideals of the author himself. I thought I would like Yukio Mishima and I was hyped to read one of his books. I think I still wanna try reading another one of his books, but I can't bring myself to agree or like his ideals and his view of the world. That's probably why the emotion I feel is anger. I'm angry that I didn't like the book as much as I wanted to. And I feel bad for Fusako, she didn't deserve it. I don't know.
dark
tense
fast-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
While this short novel is sparse in narrative its Nietzscheian themes and graceful prose will have the pages turning themselves. Nothing short of a revelation for me.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A deeply unsettling story in which the conservative social models of post-war Japan clash with a group of very toxic pre-teen boys. A short book on the slow burner side but with each page an ever growing tingling sense of dread. Very creepy.
fast-paced
I just feel like I wanted to see so much more of their little cult, the ending felt a bit limp compared to the insane-ness of the cat scene, the way they showed the fragility of man and what it means to be a man to them was interesting though
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes