Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

71 reviews

arborapollonis'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Get this man a therapist
All jokes aside, a genuinely gripping and infuriating account of a broken man about the way he breaks his own life apart. I didn't enjoy this book much, but it did intrigue me. I didn't like Yozo at all, I found him pathetic and unwilling to take responsibility for his own life. Yet, there's something within that pathetic, almost childlike figure he paints that captured me in a way no other unsympathetic main character has ever been able to achieve. I feel like this is one of those books you have to read a few years after you first read it because it evolves with you, in some way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

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

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

jcapati's review against another edition

medium-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: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

stellamortem's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

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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

stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A great book. It impacted me because I relate to the narrator in more than one way so it felt a bit personal to me. I'm sorry but people who don't like this book just don't get it and aren't the target audience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit

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

klara12's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

Such an interesting book! Its a bit difficult to read because some things are only mentioned vaguely and you have to guess what the author ment. Still, its sad to think that there are people who feel the same way as the main  character in this book did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

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