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288 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375705151
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 22 February 1999
Description
In After the Banquet, Mishima draws a portrait of a marriage in which lofty principles clash fatally with appetite and ambition. For years Kazu has run her fashionable restaurant with a combination of charm and shrewdness. But when the middle-aged...
Community Reviews Summary of 189 reviews
Moods
challenging 53%
emotional 46%
sad 38%
dark 23%
tense 23%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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288 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375705151
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 22 February 1999
Description
In After the Banquet, Mishima draws a portrait of a marriage in which lofty principles clash fatally with appetite and ambition. For years Kazu has run her fashionable restaurant with a combination of charm and shrewdness. But when the middle-aged...
Community Reviews Summary of 189 reviews
Moods
challenging 53%
emotional 46%
sad 38%
dark 23%
tense 23%
informative 15%
relaxing 15%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.