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katanarin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Very well written and awfully sad. The first book that made me tear up. Interesting plot and characters. I can absolutely recommend this as a lover of Japanese literature and dark, philosophical moods.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide
2hermione4's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
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
3.75
Ενδιαφέρουσα η παρουσία της σχέσης μάνας-κόρης στο βιβλίο και γενικότερα το σκεπτικό της πρωταγωνίστριας, αν και ιδιόρρυθμο. Ως προς το πρόσωπου του αδερφού, θεωρώ ότι το βιβλίο "Όχι πια Άνθρωπος" εκφράζει πιο ουσιαστικά την κατάσταση του, καθώς οι χαρακτήρες ήταν παρεμφερείς. Η έκδοση πάντως τραγική, πολλά τυπογραφικά λάθη,που με αποσπούσαν και χάλαγαν την ροή του βιβλίου.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide
rondeezy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
maverick_arlen's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Alcoholism
Moderate: Misogyny
solliereads's review against another edition
challenging
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
Another beautifully written novel on Dazai's part; I got to this novel through my absolute enjoyment of No Longer Human, and I very much enjoyed the same kind of introspective narrative style in The Setting Sun. The descriptions are so vivid and lovely, and he has such a knack of portraying human nature with such a compelling rawness that you just can't put the book down. I will definitely have to re-read this someday to really process everything this novel is attempting to convey, and I will certainly enjoy it just as much then.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide
chaconne's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Drug use
Moderate: Infidelity
forrestera's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
emelie0_0sofia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcoholism, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, and War
keiiiiiiii's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
3.25
This is a pretty mid book until the second part of the book. Osamu just hit you with his Sad Boy Poetic words. Some of my random thoughts:
- It's amusing that this book mentioned Jews but didn't mention Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Philipines, and other parts Japan colonized.
- I think the guy that the brother complained about was Americans??? They didn't strictly come from aristocracy yet they became a superpower country post WW II. The part where the brother said that the artist (Americans) built their wealth through street-smartness while lacking refinement/taste.
- The mother or the mother or both, are symbols of decaying Japanese, especially the aristocratic one.
- It's interesting that the daughter became the breadwinner (or at least attempted to be one), mirroring how women worked at the factory after the men had gone to war.
- Woe to the Japanese aristocracy, they're the real victims of World War II.
- It's amusing that this book mentioned Jews but didn't mention Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Philipines, and other parts Japan colonized.
- I think the guy that the brother complained about was Americans??? They didn't strictly come from aristocracy yet they became a superpower country post WW II. The part where the brother said that the artist (Americans) built their wealth through street-smartness while lacking refinement/taste.
- The mother or the mother or both, are symbols of decaying Japanese, especially the aristocratic one.
- It's interesting that the daughter became the breadwinner (or at least attempted to be one), mirroring how women worked at the factory after the men had gone to war.
- Woe to the Japanese aristocracy, they're the real victims of World War II.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide
qu1ncy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism
Minor: Classism and Death of parent