Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima

Spring Snow

The Sea of Fertility #1

Yukio Mishima with Michael Gallagher (Translator)

400 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow is the first novel in his masterful tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. Here we meet Shigekuni Honda, who narrates this epic tale of what he believes are the successive reincarnations of his friend, Kiyoaki Matsugae. It is...

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Community Reviews Summary of 914 reviews

Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 79%
sad 71%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 12%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 23% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

4.03

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