Nancy's review
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
by Yukio Mishima
Nancy's review
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima
Nancy's review
rating:
For me, honestly, this was a two star book but I threw it another star out of respect for its quality. I know this guy's one of Japan's most famous and respected authors, but I couldn't get into this young man's struggle at a Zen temple to discover his life's meaning, or understand the true meaning of beauty, or whatever the hell this was about. It's obvious even in translation that Mishima is no slouch, and for a few pages at a time this novel went all the way up to five stars for me, but then it too often descended to one star when some Zen parable was analyzed by the main character and one of companions and I found myself wondering what sort of chocolatey snacks I had in my house.
I could see if I had a lot of attention to devote to this book and was in the right frame of mind, I might have gotten a lot more out of it. Let's write my failure to appreciate it as yet another casualty of our rush-rush world! On to Paris Hilton's autobiography!
I could see if I had a lot of attention to devote to this book and was in the right frame of mind, I might have gotten a lot more out of it. Let's write my failure to appreciate it as yet another casualty of our rush-rush world! On to Paris Hilton's autobiography!
