8797999's review
2.0
Having finished this book I have to say it isn’t a favourite. I found it a chore to get through and had a difficult time to get into it. Not a book I would be re-reading in a hurry.
The House of Sleeping Beauties
I found it a bit creepy in the perverted sense, I didn’t enjoy this at all although I can empathise with the narrator and how his past encounters were rekindled by the beauties and the feelings he gets from their memory. I enjoyed this passages but I just couldn’t get over the creepiness of his feelings when with the beauties. It felt like a drag and repetitive.
One Arm
A weird read, luckily very short.
Of Birds and Beasts
Sadly another story I didn’t enjoy or care much for. Short and sweet thankfully!
It is a shame really because this was a book I was really looking forward to reading. The title story was said to be an inspiration for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Memories of My Melancholy Whores, a book I read and enjoyed a few years ago. Having enjoyed that I expected to enjoy this too, alas not the case. I think I will give the book a re-read.
The House of Sleeping Beauties
I found it a bit creepy in the perverted sense, I didn’t enjoy this at all although I can empathise with the narrator and how his past encounters were rekindled by the beauties and the feelings he gets from their memory. I enjoyed this passages but I just couldn’t get over the creepiness of his feelings when with the beauties. It felt like a drag and repetitive.
One Arm
A weird read, luckily very short.
Of Birds and Beasts
Sadly another story I didn’t enjoy or care much for. Short and sweet thankfully!
It is a shame really because this was a book I was really looking forward to reading. The title story was said to be an inspiration for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ Memories of My Melancholy Whores, a book I read and enjoyed a few years ago. Having enjoyed that I expected to enjoy this too, alas not the case. I think I will give the book a re-read.
autumn3's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tali's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lowleveldrone's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
nataliemortensen's review
3.0
una reflexión sobre lo efímera que es la vida ante la muerte desde un punto de vista que roza lo perturbador
dreeva's review against another edition
3.0
9 - 2022
Ikutan #JanuaryinJapan dan juga sekalian #BacaTimbunan
Ini sepertinya karya Yasunari Kawabata yang pertama yg saya baca. Sebenarnya ceritanya lumayan menarik, cumaaaa...terjemahannya beneran terasa baheula, kurang enak aja gitu.
Bercerita tentang laki-laki tua yang datang berkali-kali ke rumah perawan. Rumah perawan ini menyediakan layanan kepada para lelaki (yang diceritakan pada tua) untuk tidur dengan perempuan yang ditidurkan, diberi obat tidur/bius gitu. Jadi mau digimanain gadia itu gak akan bangun. Walau diceritakan secara gamblang, tapi gak kerasa kayak novel erotis juga sih. Eguci tua setiap bertemu dengan gadis di rumah tersebut bawaannya keinget masa muda mulu. ya mungkin emang itu yang dicari.
Ikutan #JanuaryinJapan dan juga sekalian #BacaTimbunan
Ini sepertinya karya Yasunari Kawabata yang pertama yg saya baca. Sebenarnya ceritanya lumayan menarik, cumaaaa...terjemahannya beneran terasa baheula, kurang enak aja gitu.
Bercerita tentang laki-laki tua yang datang berkali-kali ke rumah perawan. Rumah perawan ini menyediakan layanan kepada para lelaki (yang diceritakan pada tua) untuk tidur dengan perempuan yang ditidurkan, diberi obat tidur/bius gitu. Jadi mau digimanain gadia itu gak akan bangun. Walau diceritakan secara gamblang, tapi gak kerasa kayak novel erotis juga sih. Eguci tua setiap bertemu dengan gadis di rumah tersebut bawaannya keinget masa muda mulu. ya mungkin emang itu yang dicari.
sarahluise's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5