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257 pages • first pub 1914 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101195819
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Edition Pub Date: 23 February 2010
A quietly sorrowful late-Meiji novel that meditates on the gulf between people and the ache of trying to bridge it. For readers who sit with life’s silences.
Description
The great Japanese author’s most famous novel, in its first new English translation in half a centuryNo collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro, his most famous novel and the last he completed before his death...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 85%
sad: 65%
emotional: 60%
dark: 43%
mysterious: 20%
challenging: 14%
tense: 11%
inspiring: 5%
relaxing: 4%
informative: 3%
adventurous: 1%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
lighthearted: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parentModerate
Death, Misogyny, GriefMinor
Blood, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt
257 pages • first pub 1914 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101195819
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Edition Pub Date: 23 February 2010
A quietly sorrowful late-Meiji novel that meditates on the gulf between people and the ache of trying to bridge it. For readers who sit with life’s silences.
Description
The great Japanese author’s most famous novel, in its first new English translation in half a centuryNo collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro, his most famous novel and the last he completed before his death...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 85%
sad: 65%
emotional: 60%
dark: 43%
mysterious: 20%
challenging: 14%
tense: 11%
inspiring: 5%
relaxing: 4%
informative: 3%
adventurous: 1%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
lighthearted: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
