Michael.Macalino

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I have been reading this book called spring snow and it is interesting. The book is set in 1912, Tokyo and it is about a noble boy named Kiyoaki who is a very handsome boy and is part of the Matsugaes who is a prestigious family. He lives in a time when Japan is slowly becoming more westernized and is losing its identity. Kiyoaki is expected to get married to another noble girl named Satoko and that is where their tragic love story begins.

Michael.Macalino If you like books about the prospect of love, dealing with the feeling of emptiness or books about losing one's identity this would be for you. This book is written from 3rd point of view as the narrator states the characters' names, uses he or she when talking about a character, and also tells the reader what they are thinking. 2y

MissYaremcio Nicely done Michael! This looks like a fabulous read! 6/6 2y

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Michael.Macalino

Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Yukio Mishima

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The book I read was a book written by Yukio Mishima. This book follows a very philosophical boy named Noboru. His ideas are strange and his morals are not what you would say “normal“ for a thirteen-year-old boy. At the start of the book he spies on his naked mother through a peephole in his wall; he only does this when his mother is being mean or is scolding him.

Michael.Macalino He does this as sort of a punishment to her, breaching her privacy is his way of making it even. That is only one of the many instances of Noborus‘s strange behavior throughout the book. Noboru's widowed mother meets a man named Ryuji, then processes to have an affair with a sailor; a man that Noboru looks up to because Noboru sees Ryuji as the ideal man. 2y

Michael.Macalino A sailor who cares nothing more than his duties in his field, but as time Ryuji turns into his father as he gets engaged to his mother. Noboru hates seeing Ryuji as a father figure, because of how different his morals are from Ryuji and also because it was a complete contrast to what he idolized Ryuji for in the first place. So Noboru and his friends decide to manipulate the Japanese laws (because they are kids) to try and murder Ryuji.
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Michael.Macalino The theme of the book is the theme of what true masculinity is and what is a man supposed to do in society. It is a theme throughout the book because of how it heavily depicts Noboru as this stereotypical independent man who would have lived his days at sea if not for meeting Noborus‘s mother and falling in love with her. It also touches on what a man is supposed to do and teach in his family; like how it good it is to teach morals. 2y

Michael.Macalino If you like books that really hit you hard with some obscure political standings on the world then I would say pick up this book. People who also like very dark and gruesome scenes like a gang of philosophical thirteen-year boys who kill a cat because they feel as though they are gods then this book is a must!
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MissYaremcio This sounds awesome! Nicely done Michael! 6/6 2y

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