Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima

5 reviews

m_a_j's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming, Violence, Sexual content, and War

srm's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

A disturbing, fascinating, and brilliantly written account of an ill young acolyte at Japan's most famous temple in the years following WWII.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Violence, and Sexual content

catrinaplace's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

Somehow, "No longer human" manages to be less chauvinistic than this one. AND THATS SAYING A LOT. also, confusing af sometimes i felt like i was losing IQ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death of parent, Body shaming, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

woahmountain's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, and War

inesdalmeida's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4,5 estrelas

Ao principio, precisei de fazer varias pesquisas de forma a conseguir compreender melhor o espaço da ação e tambem a cultura budista em que somos emersos através dos relatos de um noviço completamente fanático e obcecado com a beleza de um templo que acaba por tomar conta da vida dele.

A escrita e fantástica e o tradutor fez um excelente trabalho em dar-nos conta de certos factos, para que tivéssemos mais contexto e assim uma melhor compreensão do Japão dos anos 40-50.

Aconselho muitíssimo o livro a qualquer pessoa que procure por algo diferente e bem escrito. Era impossível nao sentir o meu desprezo pela personagem principal, página após pagina, mostrando assim que o autor procurou nao conceder qualquer glamour as abstrações do narrador, pelo qual conseguimos sentir muito pouca simpatia ao longo do livro.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and War