From the Bookshelf of Read a book from each country…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
"If we define our betters as those who have spent more years being tarnished by the world, then I can certainly claim to be your better."
Kokoro, or the heart of things, leaves readers with, to quote sensei, "the disturbing feeling that one's soul had suddenly moved on to inhabit someone else." It goes on a lengthy introspection about the nature of guilt, the cruelty of fate, and the failings of human philosophy. The story is quite too simple for 300+ pages, but the indecision and endless contem ...more
Kokoro, or the heart of things, leaves readers with, to quote sensei, "the disturbing feeling that one's soul had suddenly moved on to inhabit someone else." It goes on a lengthy introspection about the nature of guilt, the cruelty of fate, and the failings of human philosophy. The story is quite too simple for 300+ pages, but the indecision and endless contem ...more
بسيطة وبأفكار بسيطة ولكنها عظيمة بالتغيرات الي تحصل للشخصيات داخلها وداخلك .. تبدو هذه سمة على الأدب الياباني
تستطيع أن تفهم لماذا يصنَّف الكاتب كأب ومؤثر مهم على الأدب الياباني الحديث فحياته والرواية وحتى الشخصيات نفسها تعيش في مرحلة انتقالية ما بين اليابان القديمة والحديثة بوعي بوجودهم في هذه المرحلة وبتحمل ثقل هذا الانتقال بل ويبرر "المعلم" بعض تصرفاته بسبب هذا الاختلاف في القيم الأخلاقية لدى الجيلين ...more
تستطيع أن تفهم لماذا يصنَّف الكاتب كأب ومؤثر مهم على الأدب الياباني الحديث فحياته والرواية وحتى الشخصيات نفسها تعيش في مرحلة انتقالية ما بين اليابان القديمة والحديثة بوعي بوجودهم في هذه المرحلة وبتحمل ثقل هذا الانتقال بل ويبرر "المعلم" بعض تصرفاته بسبب هذا الاختلاف في القيم الأخلاقية لدى الجيلين ...more
Apr 23, 2013
Clara-Johanna
marked it as to-read
Apr 26, 2013
K.
marked it as to-read
Jun 15, 2013
Kiana
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2014
Tsveta
marked it as to-read
Feb 23, 2014
Rita
marked it as to-read
Dec 20, 2014
Kjersti
marked it as to-read
Jan 05, 2015
Nisreen
marked it as to-read
Jul 28, 2015
Futaki
marked it as to-read
Aug 07, 2015
Elvira
added it
Jul 21, 2016
Alejandro Curchitser
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
japan
Feb 14, 2019
Hanna
marked it as adding-to-home-library
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
home-library
Mar 23, 2020
Gleamhound
marked it as to-read
Oct 16, 2020
Ana
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2020
Shellie
marked it as to-read
Mar 05, 2021
Caitlyn
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2022
A.
marked it as to-read
Jul 02, 2025
Gerson Bedoya
marked it as to-read
