The Gate by Natsume Sōseki

The Gate

Natsume Sōseki with William F. Sibley (Translator)

227 pages • first pub 1910 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The Gate by Natsume Sōseki is ideal for introspective readers who savor contemplative, emotionally nuanced explorations of everyday struggles and quiet existential resilience.

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An NYRB Classics Original A humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families' consent, and...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 287 reviews

Moods

reflective: 95%

emotional: 33%

mysterious: 20%

relaxing: 16%

sad: 16%

challenging: 12%

lighthearted: 12%

hopeful: 8%

Pace

32% of readers chose medium
68% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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