Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

52 reviews

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Infidelity, and Vomit

cheskann's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

marissasa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is depressing, strange, dark, difficult, and somehow so real. Despite the consistent themes of alienation throughout the book, the main character's thoughts and feelings, while quite intense, are at times surprisingly relatable. Instead of feeling sad for him or rooting for him, as I read on about his spiral into depression, alcoholism, and suffering I found myself simply understanding him. I can appreciate that this story feels like it was written not to make you cry or have sympathy for its main character, but to simply show the main character's unfiltered thoughts and feelings and make you think about what makes us human and what can make people feel like they aren't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Suicide

moonlight_4_3's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Addiction

ssyx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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 is fucked up

reading really did feel like reading the diary of an extremely mental disturbed and depressed individual 

i definitely liked the first journal the most. it had more critiques on society and perspectives on fitting in that i felt was interesting to read.

There was some seriously uncomfortable descriptions of woman and the MC was clearly misogynistic. Very morally questionable but i think that’s the point lol. 

very upsetting read. do not recommend if you are in a bad headspace as this book absolutely would make it worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

trigger warning everything honestly

louminus's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

elli_friend's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

Would have given it 5 stars if it weren’t for the sexism 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

sluglightning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Rape, Violence, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Suicide