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A review by charlottekook
Sanshiro by Natsume Sōseki
3.0
a really intriguing work which had an excellent lack of cliches - on reading the premise that it followed a country boy coming to study in tokyo i thought it might be a typical story but it really wasn't. very unique, fleshed out characters whose actions were idiosyncratic but not predictable. i'm trying to read more works in translation/international literature this year and i'm glad i chose this. it definitely feels like a classic and, although i didn't absolutely love it, i thought it was an extremely accomplished work and i'm glad i found it.
there are some arresting lines in this, the section where mineko is having her portrait painted is particularly excellent. it feels very subtle at times and i'm sure there are more recurring images than i picked up on, though i did like the parallel of mineko and the woman from the train at the beginning and the "stray sheep" metaphor.
there are some arresting lines in this, the section where mineko is having her portrait painted is particularly excellent. it feels very subtle at times and i'm sure there are more recurring images than i picked up on, though i did like the parallel of mineko and the woman from the train at the beginning and the "stray sheep" metaphor.