Thursday, August 15, 2024

the rainbow by yasunari kawabata (trans. haydn trowell)

another imagery-heavy novel. the number one thing you get out of it is the flowers and plant life, then the interiors, then weather, then the city layouts. the most striking thing is the dialogue of the young characters being so heavy with reminiscence & regret. for obvious historical reasons.

the yahoo boys by carlos barragan

 I liked that the writing style was a bit stilted and unusual; it came across, even as it's probably just a result of english nonfluency...