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noel_rene_cisneros's review against another edition
5.0
Chieko a sus veinte años descubre que a quienes llama padres no son sus padres -ellos cuentan historias contradictorias de robo de una infante, de una bebé abandonaba en la puerta de su casa-. La joven asiste a contemplar los diversos festivales y paisajes de la ciudad a lo largo de un año, en uno de ellos se encuentra con su hermana melliza. El padre que ha criado a Chieko, Takichiro, es un comerciante mayorista de telas que solía diseñar obis y, al iniciar la novela, se recluye en un convento para diseñar uno para su hija. La novela narra las tribulaciones tanto del padre como de la hija, los jóvenes que se acercan a ella, las visitas a casas de té que hace él; al tiempo que muestra el esplendor de una ciudad que ya no es lo que fue, en la que la modernidad y la tradición se ven constantemente de frente.
suz_n_van's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
microbesun's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite Kawabata. One of my favorite books period.
literarygaby's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
candidk's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
pauli_alarcon's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
twowheelsaway's review against another edition
4.0
This book is exceptionally beautiful. Kawabata has an incredibly light touch, barely describing the feelings of the characters or their actions. Instead, we follow the character's gaze to some flowers, or mountains, or the rain, and in doing so understand how they feel.
My favorite thing about this book is something I've never seen in English literature. In English, a double break between paragraphs usually signifies a change of "scene" or other dramatic inflection. Kawabata puts these pauses right in the middle of conversations or descriptions. It usually serves to emphasize the image in the sentence immediately preceding, and leave some space for it to have emotional impact.
My favorite thing about this book is something I've never seen in English literature. In English, a double break between paragraphs usually signifies a change of "scene" or other dramatic inflection. Kawabata puts these pauses right in the middle of conversations or descriptions. It usually serves to emphasize the image in the sentence immediately preceding, and leave some space for it to have emotional impact.