A review by applesodaperson
Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was hilarious and absurd. Such a wild premise. It definitely treats suicide in the most casual way possible, which I can see being a turn off for some readers. It was definitely entertaining, but I do have to rate it lower because of its portrayal of women. Literally every female character is only there to be constantly sexualized or dismissed as silly and crazy. There really isn’t a female character that isn’t throwing themselves at the main character. This really bugged me, and if this wasn’t present, I would have rated it a lot higher.
Listened to on Libby.
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