Kobo Abe - The Face of Another - Book Review 

I've never experienced anything like these more experimental videos of yours anywhere else online, but I must say I wish there were more

"Could having monetization be such an important requirement? Was getting demonetized the cost of the right to show people my vision on RU-vid ?" ~ Kobo Abe, 2020

Once again I feel strangely altered. Cold. Apart. Rearranged. But I want to read the book now!

Top tier PB here

the song's name is two clocks by rufus du sol.

You’re taking book reviews to new dimensions - awesome!

Okay, k pop excitement. Dewy heart. I think you just broke through! Hands down your best one yet and I don’t think anyone can even approach this level of high brow low brow on such a unique level. I don’t like the word genius but this has everything we want art to be. It feels alive, on the edge of something that doesn’t matter and yet is everything. Vulnerable funny honest. Not one missed note... if I invented god he would use you to communicate some version of existence to his one off creatures. Just saying.

Nice. I'm actually honored to find this video as I'm reviewing this book as well for my University's magazine, but you've earned a subscription when Finnegan's Wake was mentioned. Cheers for the video editing as well! I don't believed I've been this humored by a RU-vid video like this in awhile. Keep going! RU-vidrs like you keep the spirit of the community going. Will be looking forward to your next upload!

My crush sent me this link and now I'm not sure how to feel. Great video though, life being blurred with societal expectations.

God, I love you Paper Bird. So so much.

"Konnichiwa! Watashi wa the guy that makes you tear out your face desu. " - either Kobo Abe, Mishima or any other person on this planet that put pen to paper post-World-war 2.

Damn... This was just.... On another level. Congrats man, few have the balls to make something like this, let alone upload it. Puts to shame the hours of inane drivel some other so called booktoubers upload

This is fantastic. I just discovered you're channel. This is the first vid I've ever seen from you. Subbing you now. Btw: read 'the burned map' by Abe, I find it a lot better than 'face of another', or maybe accessible is the right word.

Why would you post something so controversial yet so brave?

Speaking of masks, you gotta read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil where he goes into deep with human nature and masks

The music combined with the ephemeral scenes and the cerebral attitude to desire was perfect. Experimental as hell. Stoked there’s dudes like you buying the ticket and riding the line.

I'll be back for more videos. When you see her imagining your future failures, swallow your fear and tell her you love her.

I'd be interested to know what you thought on the works of Junichiro Tanizaki? Naomi would probably be a good point of entry if you have not read any of his books before.

Leachspess! Idk if you play vid vids like I do but a quote from Abe is used at the beginning of Death Stranding, which was prettayyy pretttayyy prettayyyy cool.

Another absolute banger!

Brilliant video as always! If you haven’t read Death Sentences by Kawamata Chiaki yet, I can really recommend it

You ever read Motorman? Also bookshelf tour part 2 pls I need to learn about more books

I watched the movie of the face of another and liked it a lot

another great vid. s/o mod mike

Lol this guy and his text manipulation programs hahhaha. fucking love it. Keep doing you brother, I love your videos. Edit: Jesus dude my mom's watching a basketball game 15 feet from me, fucking porn clips lol. This is why I wear headphones on the internet. Still gold tho

Great video! I haven't read the book, but I like the movie adaptation by Teshigahara.

Oh I have this book waiting for me to read it; but somehow I have the impression that you won’t say whether I should immediately go for it or not 😂

Beautiful as always, but have you read The Box Man?

I wanna see you review an religious text like the Quran or the Upanishads. I know that would make for an interesting video.

I will always be in love with you.

Wow! This was excellent 🤩

I’m still processing finnegan’s wake induced erectile dysfunction.😂

Some of your best work, PaperBird.. I read the book and disliked it. But I get the idea that's almost the writer's intent, actually!

The dark man !

What a video

Are you related to ruggles?

what the fuck did i just watched

I've discovered abe kobo's works in these days. I love his style offre writing! I want to buy all his books! For Now I only own the woman in the dunes. The next ones will be the box man, secret rendevous and kangaroo notebook.

Read recently tought was disturbing.

I am Now disappointed. from the title, I thought I could grasp much more details than what is just in this video.

I was watching this in a room with my family. Why is there porn in this omg