A review by phoenix2
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

2.0

I've got mixed feeling about this book. The first story was okay, with some good messages that the author had to share about the fear of getting old and the way people experience their sexuality. Though, the base of this story was repeated tiringly too much, with the old man visiting the place with the sleeping girls too much for it to keep being interesting. Actually, in the end, the author didn't have anything new to add when the man was recalling old lovers or observing the girls' bodies. Then again, there was the second story. All I can say about it is this : What have I just read?!? The whole arm thing was wierd and never actually explained. Finally, the third story was nice, with the man and his pets, an easy read after the two others. So, 2 out of 5.