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Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

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lmrising's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

kseniia_xenia's review against another edition

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4.0

i wish Otoko had a more conclusive ending, especially as a painter, and i wish the story's ending in general felt more conclusive, too. but uh that's life i guess

magnolia_berry's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

8797999's review against another edition

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4.0

A re-visit to a favourite, I am quite enjoying going back to these books as audiobooks. A different chance to appreciate the books. So far my two prior ones (Thousand Cranes & Snow Country) only comfirmed what I first thought about them, this time however I found I enjoyed the book more than I originally did.

It seemed to envelop me more than the first time around and the story came by in an instant, it is a hanutningly good novel and one I am sure I will treasure time and again, like all the works by Yasunari Kawabata I have enjoyed so far.

As such I have raised my rating from 3 to 4. I can see it being a 5 when I read it again in paper format.

8797999's review

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4.0

It has grown on me since my last reading. I do still prefer Thousand Cranes and Snow Country. Next up will be The Sound of The Mountain. Then I hope to read some of the Kawabata novels I have yet to read.