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Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

5.0

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Such a strange, lyrical and brutal novel. This is my first Mishima, and it didn't disappoint. I don't normally love lengthy descriptions of nature, and yet, his never bored me, or felt precious or overwrought. He captures the impulsive, selfish nature of young Kiyoaki's love, and its tragic consequences. And the character of the servant, Tadeshina!—so memorable. I'll read the whole tetralogy, perhaps with breaks in between.