dclark32 's review for:

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

2.0

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Alternate title: "nothing happy happens, ever". Prose is beautiful - especially when describing landscapes, but a story about lives devoid of meaning proved a bit challenge on the reading enjoyment end of things. Changes in location often seemed lacking in transition, and so were disorienting. Cultural barriers (I still only have a half-formed idea of exactly what a geisha does) also proved an obstacle; the story lacked the universality of Kawabata's The Sound of the Mountain, which was one of the great novels I've ever read. Will hopefully write a more full review later when I have time.

3-3.5/5