Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

14 reviews

chipsqul's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

it astounds me how simply dark and unhuman yozo seems to be. i love how much he wanted to become human but

never actually became one in the end.

he doesn't strive to become something he is not, rather, he explains in great detail how horrible and unhuman he is. i think, in a world full of people pretending to be someone they're not, that's an amazing thing to admit. to explain how raw and dreadful humans can be. at first i was willing to give this only 3.75 stars but after doing research since i saw some reviews or smth that this was a semi-autobiography of dazai's i guess this book started to hold much more meaning. as if it actually is his suicide note. dazai ended up commiting double suicide after the publication of no longer human with his lover tomie yamazaki. both of their bodies were found only on june 19th (which was supposed to be dazai's 39th birthday if he hadn't committed suicide) he just sounds so mysterious i actually want to read all of his written works now. idek why reading about death or smth entices me so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cried numerous times in the last 40 pages, not like sobbing cause it’s sad it was just dark and I felt a hole in my chest.
The books writing reminded me of “Call Me by Your Name” writing when it went on tangents and rambled which I didn’t love but it makes sense in this because it is a fractured mind speaking.
It took me a long time to get through this book because it was so grim and depressing but I’m glad I read it.
I’m conflicted on how to rate this because it was a man’s life and his feelings so I don’t want to speak on the subjects. the book is a lot more depressing when you know the author killed himself after publishing it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, War, Death, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Violence

sillispike's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is very fast paced, constantly has a lot happening, and certain things are hinted at rather than outrightly stated. all in all, i loved it. the book explores living with depression, as well as has many hints of social anxiety. it centers around feeling alienated from the world and the feeling that nobody really knows who you are. it was strangely comforting — reading yozo’s dark and depressing thoughts with the mentality of someone battling with some of them myself. i disagreed with him. i liked him. i hated him. i agreed with him. this book had me question a large chunk of myself. the writing was phenomenal, and the plot kept me hooked (although it was somewhat autobiographical, which i tend to dislike, this book filled me with much joy). certainly one of my favorites despite all odds.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content, Death, and Religious bigotry

hammy_down's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was boring. That is the best way I can describe it. I enjoy the themes. That’s why I bought it. However, reading through it was somewhat bothersome. It felt like nothing happened, honestly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence