Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

Spring Snow

The Sea of Fertility #1

Yukio Mishima with Michael Gallagher (Translator)

400 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow is the first novel in his masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. Here we meet Shigekuni Honda, who narrates this epic tale of what he believes are the successive reincarnations of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae. It is...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,501 reviews

Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 73%
sad 69%
challenging 23%
dark 22%
tense 16%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 34%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

4.04

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