Reviews

The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima

south__carolina's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

oscardb's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

synthzar's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The romance was very wholesome. Mishima’s writing is also good as always. Nice summer read 

lilgub's review

relaxing slow-paced

3.75

lwb's review

4.0

A sweet, classic love story, told by a master.

snack_bandit's review

3.0

3.5*

kindasickofyall's review

2.0

This book's description of the female body is... weird, to say the least. It gave me the ick every time the author tried to remind us how male and virile Shinji is. Like, wtf is a "male silence"

teensleuth's review

reflective

4.0

jcasey's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.75

selincetinkaya's review

inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0