Thirst For Love [Import] [Hardcover]

Yukio Mishima (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 187 pages
• Publisher: Secker & Warburg (1970)
• ISBN-10: 0436281546
• ISBN-13: 978-0436281549
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting is a good description..., July 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Thirst for Love (Paperback)

The intensity of the jealousies and frustrations simmering under the surface of this superficially simple story explodes in the last few pages in a way which is surprising and shocking enough to linger in the memory.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Restrained elegance, November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Thirst for Love (Paperback)

One of Mishima's more restrained works, "Thirst for Love" has a quiet elegance. As we follow the narrator down her lonely and doomed path, it is clear that we are in the hands of a skilled storyteller.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ., October 10, 1999

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This review is from: Thirst for Love (Paperback)

Mishima is a fascinating and intoxicating author to me, but I felt a little disappointed with Thirst for Love after having read the Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea. It seems less focused somehow; I found certain segments a bit dull and the end somewhat dissatisfying (not just because it wasn't "happy.") But, those are just the cons -- I still think this is quite a book. Etsuko's psychology is fascinating, and there are some great moments. Quality, unconventional stuff.