alexoc4 's review for:

Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

5.0

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It has been a very long time, or perhaps ever since I have been so moved by a book. Mishima's prose is languid, gorgeous, flowing, like honey. Each sentence had the breath of life, a piece of art in its own right. I found myself pausing every so often to reflect on the beauty of the language.

The Shinto influence was very prominent, each description of the world around showed a true reverence and belief in the divinity of all things.

Each page simply dripped with style, ambiguity, and passion. I am stunned by this accomplishment.

And then the story - I was completely floored by the doomed romance and just the drama of it all. Utter masterpiece.