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Yuko Shimizu
Aug 01, 2015 rated it it was amazing
There are better known books by Mishima. However, many of us, die hard Mishima fans, tend to name this novella as our ultimate favorite. Just reread this for the first time in... 20 years?
It did not disappoint though I was afraid my growing as a person as well as taste in books may change my perception. It didn’t. In fact, the book matured like a good wine; it was in fact even better than I remembered.
Often, my issues with many Mishimas are their endings. They end like nothing ever continues a
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Fiona Robson
Sep 07, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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“Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea explores the vicious nature of youth that is sometimes mistaken for innocence.

Thirteen-year-old Noboru is a member of a gang of highly philosophical teenage boys who reject the tenets of the adult world — to them, adult life is illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental. When Noboru’s widowed mother is romanced by Ryuji, a sailor, Noboru is thrilled. He idolizes this rugged man of the sea as a hero. But his admiration soon turns to hatr
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