A review by maum
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea by Yukio Mishima

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
A challenging book, transporting Mishima's nihilistic world-view. It's dark and tragic, all the while making the reader thoughtful, especially when thinking about the author's right-wing nationalist ideology. The prose is beautiful, the story slowly building up to a thrilling finale.
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