Review: Mon

Mon by Natsume Sōseki
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I know in a way it is comparing apples to oranges, but I prefer Kawabata to Soseki. I mean, every time I read Soseki, it makes me want to read Kawabata.

Having said that, I actually really enjoyed the premise. The introduction started off basically giving a warning that Soseki is known for not having much occur in his novels, but I think that's precisely what I liked about this. It felt like I was viewing peoples' real lives.


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Review: Ten Nights Dreaming and The Cat's Grave

Ten Nights Dreaming and The Cat's Grave by Natsume Sōseki
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very quick and interesting set of short stories. The third one was probably my favorite. I also really liked "The Cat's Grave".

One minor issue: while I appreciated the short notes before each chapter, I wish they had been inserted after the chapter, since some of them (sort of) contain spoilers.



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