A review by sunn_bleach
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Everything that Camus’s “The Stranger” tried to be and surpassing it in every way through metaphor, history, and metatext. This is a story of alienation in the classical sense of the word; being so struck from your self and not only forming a mask but writing as if the mask didn’t exist while still alluding to it at every great step. Mishima’s own history just makes it that much more impactful.
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