Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

563 reviews

pawz's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

This is a book with an excellent description of mental health issues, dark themes but not as dark as others say.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

diaday333's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Poor Yoshiko is all I have to say. I don’t really find this book dark, but I can see what it would be said. Some parts were good at appealing to my emotions, but overall, the book is quite forgettable to me. The misogyny is wild tho, if it wasn’t for that, I might give this book a higher rating. Also it’s hard to feel bad for Yozo, mostly, I think it’s his characterization. When you see how he acts and what he thinks when he’s not talking about how miserable he is, it’s a yikes. It’s possible to right unlovable characters well and while I think he’s written well, he’s not interesting, at least in the way he should be. He doesn’t have to redeeming qualities to be interesting, but his whole character is unsavory in a way that isn’t interesting to read. The only people I feel bad for are particularly the women he meets. But I will say some parts are written very well where I can feel his despair, it’s just not enough. I guess the most emotional part for me is when he

tried to drown himself and no one cared and he even got disowned and tried for a crime. That was actually sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Suicide

beansrowning's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

2.75

Honestly almost didn't finish this one despite the length. I get the positive reviews, but the narrator is just so insufferable in his angst that it feels like it might be a YA novel. I appreciated the ending and the structure, but damn. If the claims that this is semi-autobiographical are to be believed, I really pity the life of Dazai.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

rdorrington's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Drug abuse

biscuitisnice's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Suicide, Misogyny, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

strahinja's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

_ashestoashes_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, and Alcohol

lblackburn04's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

it’s a beautifully written book, and thematically quite moving; however the main character is unbelievably off-putting and you stop sympathising with him maybe halfway through which makes getting to the end of the book quite difficult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

winxclbs's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

the book successfully achieved its purpose in portraying a troubled character. he IS a very strong anti-hero because at many points i found myself disgusted by him while also relating to him.. there was no point to it though! it was so shallow because nothing profoundly meaningful or valuable came out of the “i dont feel like human so i will dehumanise others” schtick. 

i also thought it was too indulgent in his misogyny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

madbrad22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide