Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

9 reviews

natcrash's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

This book captivated me from the first sentence. I hadn’t read for fun in so long (like 3 years?) and this book brought me out of my reading slump. It’s short, at least for me (>200 pages), so it was perfect. 

It’s beautifully written. 

I love me some existential ramblings. Yozo is (maybe) relatable if you’ve ever felt out of place and/or have had depression, which makes you feel bad since

he’s basically a piece of shit and treats everyone around him horribly

. He calls you out, making you uncomfortable, but that’s just what I love. But DON’T read this book if you’re currently depressed. This book would’ve sent me spiraling down a hole five years ago. It’s definitely not for everyone, it’s harsh and heavy. It’s not something I usually read, but I couldn’t put it down.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable

- Cesar A. Cruz

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Some of the minor trigger warnings are listed as “minor” as they’re only mentioned in passing and are not major plot points of the book.

radiosys's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.5

It might be a tough read for people who have/had suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, so remember to take breaks if you need it everyone<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Blood

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

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

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This is a depressing read. This Japanese man writes a journal about his descent into isolation, misogyny, alcohol and drugs. The epilogue tells a very different story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt

vixenreader'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Boy, this book is bleak. However, the level of cruelty is not as exaggerated as the manga adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, and War

A lot of trauma is between the lines, especially in his childhood. Also, if you experience anxiety and depression, brace yourself for a difficult read.

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I cried numerous times in the last 40 pages, not like sobbing cause it’s sad it was just dark and I felt a hole in my chest.
The books writing reminded me of “Call Me by Your Name” writing when it went on tangents and rambled which I didn’t love but it makes sense in this because it is a fractured mind speaking.
It took me a long time to get through this book because it was so grim and depressing but I’m glad I read it.
I’m conflicted on how to rate this because it was a man’s life and his feelings so I don’t want to speak on the subjects. the book is a lot more depressing when you know the author killed himself after publishing it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, War, Death, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Violence

lysanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug abuse

Minor: Body shaming

booksraintea's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Rape

hammy_down's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

This book was boring. That is the best way I can describe it. I enjoy the themes. That’s why I bought it. However, reading through it was somewhat bothersome. It felt like nothing happened, honestly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence