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Quicksand
Quicksand
Author: Junichiro Tanizaki
ISBN-13: 9780679760221
ISBN-10: 0679760229
Publication Date: 6/24/1995
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 2.1/5 Stars.
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2.1 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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loregess avatar reviewed Quicksand on + 175 more book reviews
I was excited to sit down and read my first Tanizaki book. Boy, did I choose the wrong one! The love triangle plot was just ridiculous. The characters seemed like overgrown adolescents on a hormonal rampage. Halfway through the book I began wishing that they'd all have mercy on me by killing themselves.

I just finished reading some Goodreads members' reviews, and many have confirmed that Tanizaki's other works are much more dynamic and pleasant to read, so I will give his work another shot, just not anytime soon. I need to heal from this traumatic episode first.