Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Zmierzch by Osamu Dazai

98 reviews

nzmerchant's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

average's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.75

I was called dumb and poor in so many ways. But I enjoyed the existentialism and bits of surrealism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

savhreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Terminal illness

straaay's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

The journal entry style chapters felt easy to choke down despite the heavy material. Kazuko has an uptight easyness about her-- that slowly unravels as the novel goes on. Short but poignant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

itsnikhat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Addiction

ditto's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I just did not vibe with kazuko's childbirthing frenzy dawg

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: War, Addiction, and Alcoholism

angi735's review against another edition

inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

ahh_listen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty

heartcolored's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, War, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Classism

georgiepie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dazai's style is so simple and straight-forward that even when you know something is coming, the ease in which he states it frequently ends up being quite shocking. Throughout the The Setting Sun there are some vivid pieces of writing that are so deeply tragic, which to put lightly, are totally and utterly heart-wrenching. Plot development and action are secondary to the emotional issues of the story, to the point where you can truly feel the agony of characters. 

I also really loved the long letters - it brings to mind a sort of ‘stream of consciousness’ style of writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent