Reviews

Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

fcannon's review against another edition

3.0

A handful of gems in there, but lots of stories that I just got nothing from. I wonder how much of this is in the translation?

notroubles's review against another edition

5.0

beautiful.

sabernar's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent book. 4.5 stars. I seem to be drawn to short form Japanese literature. These stories are like prose haiku. Just a couple pages each, every one paints a wonderful scene, mostly mundane pieces of people's lives brought to life by the author's skill.

babybearreads's review against another edition

3.0

I felt very lukewarm about this book. I loved the short-short-story idea, but most of the stories weren't particularly engaging and I felt like I was just reading to get through the book. Some really nice imagery written in simple ways, and great tiny windows into peoples' lives in Japan between the 1920's~70's, but in the end I just liked it - that's all.

sheldonleecompton's review against another edition

4.0

Understated stories written in an unassuming style. You've got to appreciate that. A master of the short story and its possibilities, this is the first book of his I've read. It won't be the last.

cindyc3689's review against another edition

3.0

Ini kumcer yg gak mudah dibaca, meski kisah2nya singkat, tp makna mendalam yg ditimbulkannya meresap diam2, perlahan, dan bertahan. Tentang sepi2 hati. Yang lama baru menghilang.

Beberapa cerita harus kubaca berulang2 untuk mengerti, karena inti rasanya dicurahkan secara samar2, dibalut ke(tidak)sederhanaan ala jepun klasik. Ah...