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192 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679761044
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 January 1996
Description
Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece: a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan. At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,269 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
emotional 39%
mysterious 20%
challenging 18%
dark 13%
relaxing 11%
tense 6%
lighthearted 4%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death, Toxic relationshipModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol
192 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679761044
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 January 1996
Description
Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece: a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan. At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,269 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
emotional 39%
mysterious 20%
challenging 18%
dark 13%
relaxing 11%
tense 6%
lighthearted 4%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death, Toxic relationshipModerate
Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol