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A review by christianmartinez
Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima
3.0
SUN & STEEL is one of my first forays into Mishima's writing, without prior knowledge of his political leanings.
Mishima, despite having viewpoints I don't agree with at all, has an obvious and clear penchant for crafting beautiful imagery and metaphors. the writing he uses to express his opinions is nothing short of flowery - so pretty and nuanced.
The actual viewpoints felt very... Rogan-y. Steeped deeply in masculinity - very deeply. So deeply that they nearly wrap around and become homosexual. Mishima has a deep appreciation for strength, weight training, and male physique, and especially fetishizes the masculinity exhibited by the samurai. All is well and good in that, but naturally it progresses to mocking the "unfeebled artist" and the like, which Mishima is fully aware he embodies before his weight training.
An interesting, verbose look into Mishima's philosophy that may warrant a reread in the future, but... just so Rogan-y.
Mishima, despite having viewpoints I don't agree with at all, has an obvious and clear penchant for crafting beautiful imagery and metaphors. the writing he uses to express his opinions is nothing short of flowery - so pretty and nuanced.
The actual viewpoints felt very... Rogan-y. Steeped deeply in masculinity - very deeply. So deeply that they nearly wrap around and become homosexual. Mishima has a deep appreciation for strength, weight training, and male physique, and especially fetishizes the masculinity exhibited by the samurai. All is well and good in that, but naturally it progresses to mocking the "unfeebled artist" and the like, which Mishima is fully aware he embodies before his weight training.
An interesting, verbose look into Mishima's philosophy that may warrant a reread in the future, but... just so Rogan-y.