Silence
Translator William Johnston
First Written 1966
Genre Fiction
Origin Japan
Publisher Picador
My Copy paperback
First Read August 16, 2026

Silence

Notes

Reading this after having watched the movie a few years back, I knew what kind of grim this would be. It was grim! Beautiful in its way but I think having already suffered through the movie, I really had to force my way through the book.

Noted on August 18, 2026

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