Reviews

Dandelions by Yasunari Kawabata

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

rins0lia's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

rebeckb's review against another edition

2.0

ehhhhhhhhh i went back and forth reading this book because i loved the dialogue and writing style but kept feeling discouraged to read the book maybe i’ll come back to it and give it another shot but something just didn’t click with this one

shittycapricorn's review against another edition

3.0

kind of weird and probably a little bit of a clunky translation but it was interesting