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A review by gudgercollege
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
3.0
3.5.
I honestly have no idea what to make of this. I would read this text as a critique of the pointless violence that comes from a rigid sense of masculinity and narcissism. But given what I know of Mishima's life, I think he meant kind of the opposite? I think he might have sympathized with the desperate need to restore lost glory through violence? I mean, he did try to stage a coup IRL and then ripped his own guts out when it failed. So, I don't know, man. I don't know. There's a weird Oedipal thing going on there too.
It's beautifully written, and the emotions are rendered in vivid detail, even if they don't make much sense to me. (Though that might be intentional as well? I DON'T KNOW)
I honestly have no idea what to make of this. I would read this text as a critique of the pointless violence that comes from a rigid sense of masculinity and narcissism. But given what I know of Mishima's life, I think he meant kind of the opposite? I think he might have sympathized with the desperate need to restore lost glory through violence? I mean, he did try to stage a coup IRL and then ripped his own guts out when it failed. So, I don't know, man. I don't know. There's a weird Oedipal thing going on there too.
It's beautifully written, and the emotions are rendered in vivid detail, even if they don't make much sense to me. (Though that might be intentional as well? I DON'T KNOW)