128 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811224093
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 12 December 2017
Description
A fascinating discovery, Dandelions is Kawabata's final novel, left incomplete when he committed suicide in 1972.Beautifully spare and deeply strange, Dandelions explores love and madness and consists almost entirely conversations between a woman ...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 39%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 17%
tense 8%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
medium 17%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Death, Death of parentMinor
Suicide
128 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811224093
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 12 December 2017
Description
A fascinating discovery, Dandelions is Kawabata's final novel, left incomplete when he committed suicide in 1972.Beautifully spare and deeply strange, Dandelions explores love and madness and consists almost entirely conversations between a woman ...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 39%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 17%
tense 8%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
medium 17%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Death, Death of parentMinor
Suicide