Reviews tagging 'Blood'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

53 reviews

ake_alis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

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

lech4617's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Abortion, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, and Death

wavier's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

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

squidknees's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Rape, War, Vomit, Violence, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, and Death of parent

nat_kiverse's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, and Alcohol

sknappy1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Confinement, Infidelity, Classism, Sexual assault, Rape, and Drug abuse

Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Cancer

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

monicbear's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

existentialism core coded

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Misogyny, and Addiction