132 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241367186
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 April 2019
Description
The exquisite last novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari KawabataIneko has lost the ability to see things. At first it was a ping-pong ball, then it was her fianc. The doctors call it 'body blindness', and she is placed in a psychiatric c...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 34%
dark 20%
mysterious 17%
challenging 14%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 39% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Mental illness, GriefModerate
Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attemptMinor
Suicide, Body horror, Child death
132 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241367186
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 04 April 2019
Description
The exquisite last novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari KawabataIneko has lost the ability to see things. At first it was a ping-pong ball, then it was her fianc. The doctors call it 'body blindness', and she is placed in a psychiatric c...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 34%
dark 20%
mysterious 17%
challenging 14%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 39% | No: 10% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Mental illness, GriefModerate
Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attemptMinor
Suicide, Body horror, Child death