Reviews

Dandelions by Yasunari Kawabata

xoshaden's review against another edition

5.0

قبل البدايه بقراءة الروايه تسلل الى قلبي القليل من الشك لانها روايه غير مكتمله كاتبها انتحر قبل ان ينهيها، ولكن استمتعت بكل حرف كتب فيها الى درجة انني لم ارى انها بلا نهايه . الحوارات العذبه بين ام اينكو وهيسانو حبيب اينكو كانت بغاية الرقه واللطف ،

تصور هيسانو في طريق العوده من المشفى بتشبيه اينكو لزهرة هندباء بيضاء بين الاخريات ذات اللون الاصفر كان شاعرياً وحنون.

تمنيت لو كان فيه حوار اكثر بين ام ينكو وزوجها كيزاكي.

هذا اول لقاء مع كتب "ياسوناري كاواباتا" وبالطبع ليست الاخيره وقعت بغرام اسلوبه.

epictetsocrate's review against another edition

3.0

Pe malurile râului Ikuta cresc multe păpădii. Abundenţa lor reflectă atmosfera oraşului cu acelaşi nume: este un loc ca o primăvară în care au înflorit păpădiile. Dintre cei treizeci şi cinci de mii de lo cui tori, trei sute nouăzeci şi patru sunt bătrâni care au depăşit vârsta de optzeci de ani. În oraş există totuşi ceva ce nu i se potriveşte: spitalul de nebuni. Pentru un ospiciu poate fi un lucru bun să se afle într-un loc cu care nu se potriveşte, şi poate că a fost un înţelept cel care a ales să-l amplaseze în acest oraş vechi şi tihnit, deşi tulburările spiritului nu se vindecă neapărat într-un mediu liniştit. Nebunii trăiesc într-o lume a lor, aparte, iar schimbarea locului nu-i influenţează prea mult. Cei care-i aduc pe nebuni la spitalul din Ikuta nu-şi pun nici ei prea mari speranţe în faptul că locul i-ar putea vindeca. Nebunia îmbracă multe forme şi nu are un tratament universal. Ceea ce alină puţin sufletul rudelor care şi-au abandonat un membru al familiei într-un asemenea loc uneori considerat îngrozitor şi nemilos este atmosfera oraşului Ikuta, luminos şi cald, ca o floare de păpădie. Când cel care şi-a încredinţat ruda bolnavă spitalului din vârful colinei se întoarce către oraş, coborând de-a lungul râului Ikuta, e ajuns din urmă de sunetul clopotului de la templul budist de lângă spital, tocmai din vârful colinei. Ca şi cum bolnavul lăsat la ospiciu şi-ar lua rămas-bun, pe un ton tânguitor. Ca un cântec de despărţire.

i0li00il0i's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved the characters in this book, i think inekos mother and kunos characters are built up in such a great way to really explore death and mental illness from different views, both perspectives having their flaws. Parts of this book are slow, and they do seem to talk in circles somewhat, but rather than minding it i felt it fitting: theres only so much to be said about witnessing a loved one in pain as it happens. Obviously the ending is abrupt, but I definitely would like to read more of Kawabatas work.

xandtha's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ughhhhhhhhhhsebfuwe's review against another edition

5.0

I love the writing and honestly, it is such a beautiful book.

readsbysm's review against another edition

3.0

A very strange story, mostly based around dialogue that can be, at times, so far out of left field that you wonder why the characters are saying what they are. Not sure if this was down to awkward translating, cultural differences or the fact that it’s an unfinished novel. Some of the insights the characters make in the dialogue were quite sweet or philosophical, so it was still enjoyable.

Overall, I would say it reads more as a situation than a story.

crystly's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-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? No

3.25

eirely's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book, but it was not very easy to read. To read this is to listen to an ongoing circular conversation between 2 people over the course of a day, which is interesting because it made it so apparent that unlike many books, Kawabata captured beautifully what real conversation sounds like. It has the appearance of not being carefully constructed with a coherent narrative. Characters repeat themselves and argue the same topic while coming to different conclusions without acknowledging or realizing it. Careful construction is not a bad thing, but it does say something for alternate possibilities for telling a story.

bociansara's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

alicja_reads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0