A review by natasha29singh
Star by Yukio Mishima

3.0

I remember being surprised when I read [b:Star|40611182|Star|Yukio Mishima|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530030712l/40611182._SY75_.jpg|63082770] - the tone was definitely more somber than the other Mishima books I’d read. The usual irreverence that characterizes Mishima's writing (politics and high society in [b:After the Banquet|62823|After the Banquet|Yukio Mishima|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442585772l/62823._SY75_.jpg|1343497], family and morality in [b:Thirst for Love|62801|Thirst for Love|Yukio Mishima|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624920217l/62801._SY75_.jpg|1191272]) mounts to an active contempt for the film industry in [b:Star|40611182|Star|Yukio Mishima|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530030712l/40611182._SY75_.jpg|63082770]. Plotwise, while it is an engaging book, my personal gripe is that I simply disliked the assistant's character and as a result, her concluding monologue and the actual ending fell flat for me.