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A review by greg_talbot
Naomi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
2.0
Na-om-i
Similar to Nabokob's "Lolita", an older man is allured by a young maiden and seeks to tame her in his shaping. The tone of the novel is not predatory or manipulative as H.H. in Lolita. Tanizaki's romance is of a more bitter, longing, sad man's lament that woman is just not that into him.
Tanizaki's writing is simple, and has a tastefulness that is more suggestive than explicit. Passages focus on what it means to suffer, to long for emotional intimacy, and he describes this grasping for this relationship in a way I think many people can relate to.
The book can be understood from multiple perspectives too. It's easy to sympathize with Naomi as she matures into a more independent thrill seeker. Read as either a classic moral tale of a corrupting woman or a modern tale of the failings of conventional relationships, Naomi certainly has something to say.
The book often failed to keep my interest, and just really didn't capture what i'm looking for in a novel.
Similar to Nabokob's "Lolita", an older man is allured by a young maiden and seeks to tame her in his shaping. The tone of the novel is not predatory or manipulative as H.H. in Lolita. Tanizaki's romance is of a more bitter, longing, sad man's lament that woman is just not that into him.
Tanizaki's writing is simple, and has a tastefulness that is more suggestive than explicit. Passages focus on what it means to suffer, to long for emotional intimacy, and he describes this grasping for this relationship in a way I think many people can relate to.
The book can be understood from multiple perspectives too. It's easy to sympathize with Naomi as she matures into a more independent thrill seeker. Read as either a classic moral tale of a corrupting woman or a modern tale of the failings of conventional relationships, Naomi certainly has something to say.
The book often failed to keep my interest, and just really didn't capture what i'm looking for in a novel.