Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

43 reviews

fairyribs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Ableism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Abandonment, Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Colonisation, and Body horror

martuchi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

[A FEW SPOILERS AHEAD]

I have never hated a character more than my friend Yozo here. His flaws aren’t only flaws, per se, but rather disgusting personality traits. It makes me wonder, also, as this was a semi-autobiography, whether Dazai was as shitty as the main character here. 

Yes, I understand he was severely depressed and had lots of traumas (mainly because of his childhood), yet I can’t accept what he did to the women in his life. I didn’t feel like crying, but throwing the book across the room once I read what those poor women around him went through. 

One thing I didn’t see mentioned, in fact, is that his last wife was literally 17!!!!!! —and I know it was almost 80 years ago, and those things were most.y common around that time, but I can’t accept the fact that he wanted to marry her just because she was a virgin. Period.

Anyway, the book is simply fascinating as you read through countless of weird situations caused by Yozo’s inability to communicate  —disgustingly as he is most of the time, it was enjoyable at best. I had never read this type of flawed character before, so it was an *experience*.

I would definitely recommend this book if you have a strong stomach and are willing to scream to a (kind of) nonexistent person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Grief, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Rape, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Death

devinaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

pissdrawerlmfao's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Incest

rhysecakes's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Interesting, though it did not make me feel empty or sad in a way that many reviews said it would. Includes many quotes I found astonishing. Writing was medium to complex, containing a good lot of quite difficult English words or verbs that I had to google to fully understand. (Considering English is the third language I speak fluently, the book was not a hard read!) 

Definitely recommend, but bear in mind the misogyny, rape, substance abuse, etc. Please check the trigger warnings before reading. 

As an ending note; I personally don't view Oba Yozo as a good person. As for Dazai, the author himself, I don't really know. I'm still learning what I can about him and his works to be able to fully form an opinion. If the mindset of Yozo in this book represents Dazai's own mindset towards  certain topics then I most likely won't view him as a good person either. 

I don't know, it was generally a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Misogyny, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

daniellecarstairs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

13octopus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and War

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

this book is just experiencing a constant sensation of falling, endlessly, right up until the end when Dazai slaps you in the face. a book that I feared to put down because halting the fall might lead me to return to rationality. its hard to rate, but the experience I had reading it was like very few other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Ableism

Minor: Medical content, Child abuse, and Death of parent

arf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

rodia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship