Reviews

How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino

mikcarrington's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Still contemplative over this. Interesting especially with this coming from 1937. 
Very well-done translation. 
I watched Miyazaki's film first; reading this was a very different experience. I'll want to re-watch (i wanted to anyways, let's be honest).

tadyreading's review against another edition

3.0

Secara garis besar buku ini terdiri dari 2 bagian, cerita tentang copper dan temannya serta tanggapan pamannya yang di tulis di notebook.
Aku kurang menikmati bagian tanggapan pamannya, di beberapa bagian terlalu bertele-tele, dan pembahasannya cukup melebar. Cerita tentang kehidupan sekolah copper bagus padahal, berharap penulis lebih memberi porsi cerita ke kisah persahabatan copper.

jason_alexander's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Really lovely and sweet book with some life lessons for the main character Copper and for the readers.

Found out about this from The Boy and the Heron and really like how this wrestled with how people are connected and how to live pre WWII

llovelys's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

imtrojan96's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

gillthequill's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I am glad I read this book, if only because it is an exercise in reading books published at very specific moments in history. It is very much a work of its time. While some of the lessons the uncle gives Copper are insightful and relevant even today, the entire work feels as if it is under the shadow of World War II. There are passages of patriotism and cultural touchstones that make the work feel tragic: Cooper is old enough to fight in World War II. All of these characters are looming in the war's shadow. It was like reading a moment of peace before everything goes to hell. I don't think all the lessons the book has hold up, and I think the narrative of Cooper's coming of age story is far more powerful than the philosophical tracts, but I appreciate what the author was trying to do and am glad to get this insight into this moment in history.

test_rollhard's review against another edition

5.0

看这本书的契机是宫崎骏的新电影。因为很喜欢《你想活出怎样的人生》还有米津玄师的《地球仪》开始看的。文学性不是很高，但是很有意义。在加拿大熬夜看完的。我很幸运，在这个不大不小的年纪读到《你想活出怎样的人生》，能比较好地体会到小哥白尼和舅舅身上有的品质有多难得。这本书应该是给小孩看的吧，但是在我看来小孩想要做到这些事情非常容易。个人觉得比较适合大学生、社会人看。如果大家都看过这本书，社会应该会变得更好吧。

最近和一个阿姨谈过。这边的理论其实和基督教有点相似，但是这儿只字不提上帝，看着比较舒服一点。这边也有谈到赖声川还有叔叔讲过的因果关系。人都会犯错，但是也唯有疼痛和错误会让我们珍惜现在所有的事物、让我们意识到现有生活方式的错误。

看到很多书评，说这本上基本上都是作者说教。我觉得他们说的没错。但是这本书的价值并不在于让你去做一个好人，而是在它对人精神的肯定。人就是应该活得像人；人生活在这个世界上就是一直向着“人”这个方向行走。

非常治愈。其实道理本身不是特别深奥，但是我很受用。

oceanoisin's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

matchamonologues's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mimiashton's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.5