Reviews

The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata

snvsdo's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

renethan06's review

challenging emotional relaxing slow-paced

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

2.5

pomme_verte's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Histoire très étrange et originale mais on se laisse prendre par le fil de la narration aux côtés d'un personnage énigmatique et effrayant, incarnant la figure du anti-héros, noyé dans la vague de ses obsessions. Un livre qui tranche par rapport aux autres oeuvres de Kawabata paraît-il, renouvelant ainsi sa plume. 
Très belle entrée pour moi dans la littérature japonaise. 

"Un secret que l'on garde est plein de douceur, plein de gaieté. Arrive-t-il à transpirer, il devient un démon assoiffé de vengeance."

demzy's review

2.0

I can see the intrigue for others with this book, however it was nothing but a bore for me.

captainfez's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

wara_diyari's review

3.0

An atmospheric book, i actually didn’t like it in the very first pages, but then slowly as the story continued with moving hazily through the main character’s encounters with new women, it became somewhat interesting! Though the only reason that i liked the book was the dark and atmospheric imagination it made me to imagine, the story is just a cliché!

The Lake, I recommend to readers wanting to experience a darker aspect of Kawabata’s particular sense of beauty.

3/5

losthitsu's review

4.0

Kawabata goes Dickens? Superb work, one of the best.

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

2.0

Fucking disturbing.

alida_f's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

fishbones's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Contorto al punto giusto

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual content