A review by leeloop
Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

This was... something.. It was beautiful written with beautiful descriptions of nature and human nature the way you'd expect a Japanese novelist to write. But this book really was a struggle for me to get through. With large long multi-page monologues about the human experience, that sometimes required some rereading to fully grasp. Some parts were funny. Some parts were blatant misogynistic, but am I surprised? This book is from the 60s and well.. women are still in bad positions in Japan now. Overall it was interesting read, I'm glad I read it, but I wouldn't recommend it.