bungakumi reviewed The Temple of the Golden Pavillion by Yukio Mishima
Review of 'The Temple of the Golden Pavillion' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
well well well finally a Mishima book I can enjoy completely. this book's main character reminded me of the protagonist of the movie Blue Spring (青い春) which was more than welcomed.
i do love the theme of destroying national monuments and i always appreciate japanese literature's subtleness, as well as Mishima's reflections on beauty itself.
what a pity to hear that Mishima is not read all that much in Japan nowadays! i guess it makes sense, though, taking into consideration everything he preached about and how little someone from this time would care about those ideals... still, kinda sad to hear about that.
well well well finally a Mishima book I can enjoy completely. this book's main character reminded me of the protagonist of the movie Blue Spring (青い春) which was more than welcomed.
i do love the theme of destroying national monuments and i always appreciate japanese literature's subtleness, as well as Mishima's reflections on beauty itself.
what a pity to hear that Mishima is not read all that much in Japan nowadays! i guess it makes sense, though, taking into consideration everything he preached about and how little someone from this time would care about those ideals... still, kinda sad to hear about that.