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hbreader 's review for:
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata explores many adult themes. The narration performance by Brian Nishii is outstanding and kept me interested until the end. This story may be triggering for some people. The story journeys into dark themes including death, sexuality, transference, infatuation, jealousy, revenge, and the supernatural all set within a backdrop of a culture and society in the process of leaving old traditions behind and adapting new ones.
I would have rated this beautifully written piece higher, except that the book simply stops. I did learn a lot about the tea ceremony and tea culture. I would recommend this work to anyone who is deeply interested in Japanese tea culture and modern Japanese literature.
I would have rated this beautifully written piece higher, except that the book simply stops. I did learn a lot about the tea ceremony and tea culture. I would recommend this work to anyone who is deeply interested in Japanese tea culture and modern Japanese literature.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent