Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

Beauty and Sadness

Yasunari Kawabata with Howard Hibbett (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 659 reviews

Moods

dark 67%
reflective 62%
sad 56%
emotional 53%
tense 28%
challenging 23%
mysterious 14%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 26%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.61

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