Status Updates From Daerah Salju

(part two) goddamn, ok. i definitely found myself more invested as time went on. komako really is quite a tragic figure, and you do also get a sense of the emptiness of shimamura's life. ending is surprisingly high-key for this book, but definitely affecting still. i think i would appreciate this book more on a reread, so that i can pay more attention to the nature and imagery ... still, i did like it. good read.

part one leaves us at an interesting point. i take it we'll pick back up after a timeskip where the two leads reunite after years of repressed feelings for another. this genre of story is always very compelling to me. so, as of now, it's intriguing to me - can't say i have fallen in love with the prose (which i think is the main draw), but may do so in time. blame it on my own struggles as a reader.

emphasis is on subtle behaviours and characterisation. i think some of the imagery and scenery is going over my head, which i think is what kawabata is known for ;_;. my adhd ass sucks at internalising descriptive writing. i mainly remember this reccuring imagery of a window as a mirror, with the reflection superimposed over the scenery. that was quite a cool image. yoko's red cheeks against the snow white mountains.

(part one) i logged the wrong book edition in goodreads ;_;. this is the penguin leatherbound classics or something, it's really cool. the form-factor feels great in the hand, it's really lightweight. looks cool too. this would have been a good book to have ambient music playing for, but alas. it took me some time to get into the swing of it, but i think it has been pleasant so far. i like stories like this where the

Comparando el original con la traducción en español de Juan Forn, está última deja mucho que desear. No se si es porque se baso en la traducción del inglés pero simplifica muchas cosas y omite diálogos/escenas.

Aquí vamos de nuevo con Kawabata.