The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata

The Sound of the Mountain

Yasunari Kawabata

276 pages • first pub 1954 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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By day Ogata Shingo is troubled by small failures of memory. At night he hears a distant rumble from the nearby mountain, a sound he associates with death. In between are the relationships that were once the foundation of Shingo's life: with his d...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 678 reviews

Moods

reflective: 94%

emotional: 70%

sad: 52%

relaxing: 32%

challenging: 18%

dark: 18%

tense: 12%

inspiring: 10%

mysterious: 6%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
79% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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