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A review by errski
Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki
5.0
I loved this book. The story is about a young man who meets an older man who he calls Sensei. The novel puts these two stories together, but really this is a story about how the older man, Sensei, has developed distrust in humanity. It's hard to think that Soseki could put so much into a novel that reads so simply, but he did. The ending is blunt, and even when I could see the story progressing to this point, it still hit me hard . There is a lot of depth of feelings, through the point of view of the young man and through the point of view of Sensei's story.
It's hard to explain exactly what it was, but the book, although sad, was just a great read. If you're looking for a page-turner, you're in the wrong place, but if you're looking for something thought provoking, then please read this book. I also enjoyed the translators introduction of the book that I read, I thought it added a lot of insight about the author, the culture, and the time period that the book was written especially for someone who is inexperienced with the culture/history or Japan.
Spoiler
(K's suicide, after reading that line in the book I had to put the book down for a few minutes before I read the rest of the chapter, and the eventual suicide of Sensei at the end)It's hard to explain exactly what it was, but the book, although sad, was just a great read. If you're looking for a page-turner, you're in the wrong place, but if you're looking for something thought provoking, then please read this book. I also enjoyed the translators introduction of the book that I read, I thought it added a lot of insight about the author, the culture, and the time period that the book was written especially for someone who is inexperienced with the culture/history or Japan.