ukiyoxt 's review for:

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

2.5

dark 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

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idk, i tried reading this book three times and dropped it the first two. it might be the translation i bought's fault but the writing was hard to wrap my head around. once it got easier, i got to enjoy the novel more. i dislike how the ending cut off but i understand why, at the beginning it painted the story so i thought it was be more centric around noboru but then after the last sentence i realised the title was referencing ryuji. it's a 2 bc although it was hard to get into and the ending was not a fave, i liked the way it was written and the way their relationship was. the way it shown noboru also was vv shocking.