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Ein Kirschbaum im Winter by Misako Kure, Siegfried Schaarschmidt, Yasunari Kawabata

czoso's review against another edition

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flaki z olejem

mariaklingsheim's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

dxdnelion's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly mixed feelings abt this. I have to say I love the concept. But the affair, the abortion (how easily they handle it) and also that father have a bit feelings toward his daughter in law just make me uncomfortable.

What saved me is Yasunari's writing style. I love how I need to guess what the meaning between the lines is. Every word he produced has layers. Gonna read more of his works.

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

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Could not get into it at all. Made it halfway through and still no idea what was going on. Very, very slow. It bored me.
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urbino's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

verena_mueh's review

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

noel_rene_cisneros's review against another edition

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5.0

Con la profunda nostalgia de la que hace su estilo Kawabata lleva al lector a conocer la vida del viejo Shingo, un hombre que se enfrenta a su vejez, al fracaso del matrimonio de su hija la infidelidad de su hijo a su esposa. La cotidianidad de la casa de Chingo a lo largo de un año, en la cual la visión de unos girasoles caídos, el vuelo de un milano o la cena de truchas adquiere profundas significaciones tanto para el lector como para los personajes, quienes aún sufren los estragos de la guerra que terminó unos años antes.

lilianka's review against another edition

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5.0

jak ja kocham japońska literaturę

blueyorkie's review against another edition

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5.0

It is a beautiful novel that portrays Japan and the Japanese family in the 1950s. It is a poetic book full of symbolism that addresses current themes such as aging, adultery, and the relationships between human beings and the family.

bcuzcoda's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes