A review by uchuflowerzone
Stained Glass Elegies by Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

One thing I'll say is, the short story "Unzen" in this collection contains extracts from confessions real people gave to a priest in the 1600s (the priest wrote them down so missionaries could learn Japanese, which he shouldn't have done), so I didn't read that one.