The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima was a superb novelist and play wright. This particular story is a shining example of his style of writing and aptly displays his nihilistic tendencies for his characters. Noboru is a schoolboy belonging to a clique of friends who dehumanise each other by addressing each other by a number, he lives with his widowed mother Fusako. Fusako is lonely and meets a great guy called Ryuji who is a sailor... This book is all about relationships and emotional control. It's an excellent read as you'd expect from Yukio Mishima, it reads well and the characters are easy enough to identify with. There's some very disquieting scenes within ...  Read the complete review