[I received a copy of this book through NetGalley.]This was a thoroughly enjoyable read, more than I thought it would be—the matter of course I was definitely interested in, but the way the author gathered and presented his material gave the whole book a ‘storytelling’ side that kept me wanting to r...
bookshelves: spring-2015, japan, historical-fiction, tokyo, tragedy, published-1965 Read from March 30 to 31, 2015 Description: Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and ...
***PLEASE DO NOT REBLOG*** bookshelves: spring-2015, japan, historical-fiction, tokyo, tragedy, published-1965 Read from March 30 to 31, 2015 Description: Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a n...
‘Spring Snow’ for me was one of the toughest read. Mishima’s writing is insightful ,deep and dark at the same time it is hard to understand or analyze easily. His writing describes the very essence of Japanese culture. He has weaved this tragic love story with a touch of deep philosophy. The story i...
This is a subtle, intelligent, sensitive, perceptive book. But it's also a little boring.It has some spectacular moments! Tadeshina is a terrific character in the mold of the nurse from Romeo & Juliet, and her makeup is probably the best character in the book. And there's a scene involving Kiyoaki's...
Re-read: I tried.First read: Abandoned. Some nice sentences, but slower than a snowflake.(I was just told I didn't give this a chance, so I'm going back at some point :D)
Yukio Mishima felt the Japanese government needed to return to a system based on the samurai code. He was descended from samarais and believed that this code, advocating complete command of one's body and soul combined with a complete loyalty to the emperor, was necessary for Japan to return to prom...
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