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Schneeland: Roman

Oscar Benl, Yasunari Kawabata

3.42 AVERAGE

zinnn's review against another edition

3.0

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not a lot of plot which is okay bc it has gorgeous imagery, especially the contrast between the white of snow and the color red + the fact that its supposed to read like a haiku is so cool??? BUT shimamura is my least favourite type of a protagonist, i didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters and i rarely ever like the way men write women so 3.5 stars.

tyson55's review against another edition

4.5

reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thoughton98's review against another edition

4.0

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A Japanese story of love between a Tokyo businessman and a rural geisha, Kawabata won the Nobel Prize for Literature as a result of this, and other, publications, such was the critical acclaim of this text. Whilst from translation, the English version is still beautiful and vivid, detailing the troubled relationship the two principal characters have, leading to the final climactic conflagration of the novel. For the sheer stream-of-consciousness style and stunning descriptions of the Japanese mountains this is a must read.

peachuuu's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookpat's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark informative relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oregonian329's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

eternal_wandering's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shasha_28's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

ssinc119's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

michaeltea's review against another edition

4.25

emotional relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No