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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

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teeganduke's review against another edition

2.0

basically a serial killer’s manifesto, the beginning of this book was truly disturbed and i hated it.
it was interesting where in the story the author decided to finish writing, and some parts of the writing was nice but thats all the positives i can say. yikes

gordon_gramsci's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

jennyglickman's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My first Japanese translated novel!! I picked this up at a bookstore in Amsterdam from a blind date with a book, so I didn’t know what I was getting into besides teenaged boy angst, and man this delivered. The prose was so beautifully written and felt so palpable off the page. And is the main character a little pervy freak? Yes! But is it grounded and fascinating and complicated and compelling? Yes!! It lost me sometimes when it got super boat or fashion business heavy, but then it would get back to the family drama and I was invested. A nice little read.

Obsessed with this line “They had created in a single night a new situation and now it appeared to bewilder them.”

Thinking about glory!! Thinking about glory!!!!!

Update: Uh oh!! Just did a read of the author’s Wikipedia! Uh oh!! Yikes!!

big_chiefin's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

tinareadsstuff's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Un romanzo breve, da leggere quasi tutto d’un fiato con un impatto emotivo impressionante. Una prosa carica di immagini poetiche, ma capace di descrivere scene di violenza estrema senza mai sembrare fuori posto o esagerata.
Un libro decisamente crudo, che più volte mi ha costretto a fermarmi per riprendere fiato per elaborare quanto avevo appena letto. Il mare, anche qui sempre presente sullo sfondo di tuta la storia ed elemento che ho già ritrovato nei romanzi di Mishima, è in parte riflesso dell’animo dei personaggi e in parte rappresentante di quel senso di alienazione e di smarrimento che traspare in ogni pagina.