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Sun and Steel by John Bester, Yukio Mishima

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pharmadelica's review against another edition

Not sure how I feel about this in terms of a star review.

All I'll say is it feels like sitting next to an insane guy for a 4 hour plane ride.

conquixote's review against another edition

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4.0

One for the fellas

angelorchid's review against another edition

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1.0

If someone asked me what this book is about, I would not be able to tell them a single thing about it. I read the whole entire thing from start to finish and I didn't retain a single bit of information; it felt like the words were falling out of my head as soon as I turned to the next page. The book is wordy and hard to read, and the content is not interesting or engaging in the least. I think Yukio Mishima has written some good works in his lifetime but this is not one of them.

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3.0

Good book. Not really for me

nogglization's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

5.0

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3.0

“It was this danger more than anything else that delighted me.”

A brilliant read - A wacky, insane, knowledgeable insight into Mishima’s hopes, dreams, expectations and grasping ideas surrounding life, death and growth. To be one of his very last works, it’s definitely something. It has a very ominous feel, yet it doesn’t feel like some kind of suicide note. In fact, it’s more than that, way bigger than what it is.

Mishima is probably one of the coolest and most brilliant writers out there. Quite an amazing novel.

And ending the novel with Icarus? Wow

I may have to reread once i’ve delved into some of his other works.