A review by mihu_
Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

mishima ate so fucking haaaarrd with this book...like this man knows how to write about yearning...the metaphors were so beautiful. i read thirst for love before this which was good but he was really in his game with this book. the interweaving of buddhism was something that really appealed to me (going thru a religious awakening) but it was just so beautiful... kiyoaki pissed me off at times tbh but he's genuinely just an avoidant man that could easily be found again in the twenty-first century. the circumstances of his relationship with satoko was vexing at times but it was drawn out so beautifully that i can forgive the character flaws. a gorgeous gorgeous book that i wish i could read for the first time again