A review by kaylee_kdc
Silence by Shūsaku Endō

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It’s important reading and I appreciate that but the pacing was fairly slow and the narrator bothered me to no end. It was good and the symbolism went crazy so I’ll give it that for sure.