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.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
the rainbow by yasunari kawabata (trans. haydn trowell)
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native speaker by chang-rae lee
It's an excellent novel in its own right, and I completely understand why it has so many diaspora-novel imitators. It's multi - lay...
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When it comes to politically didactic novels, I think this one is quite good because the prose is strong and the main character is intellige...
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Not only is the story uninteresting, but there is basically no inventive or descriptive language, and no emotional impact. Even with how sho...