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moonchildkati's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
hannah_98_st's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jhl45's review against another edition
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
4.5
clover13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
ghiblinerd's review against another edition
emotional
relaxing
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
3.25
tumormozgowicz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
katiesphone's review against another edition
4.0
a book about class and the intersect between artists and class maybe i porbably didnt pick up on it
afterttherain's review against another edition
4.0
“To wait. In our lives we know joy, anger, sorrow, and a hundred other emotions, but these emotions all together occupy a bare one percent of our time. The remaining ninety-nine percent is just living in waiting. I wait in momentary expectation, feeling as though my breasts are being crushed, for the sound in the corridor of the footsteps of happiness. Empty. Oh, life is too painful, the reality that confirms the universal belief that it is best not to be born.”
magmaa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
r0sem4rie's review against another edition
3.0
“I like roses best. But they bloom in all four seasons. I wonder if people who like roses best have to die four times over again.”
Osamu Dazai has a way of creating the most beautiful and intimite scenes where everything just feel right and beautiful; the dialogue, the flowers, the symbolism, the weather, the light. I absolutely love Osamu Dazai’s writing and his way of telling a story but I sadly just didn’t enjoy this one as much as “No longer Human” and “Schoolgirl”. Still a very beautiful, tragic and sad story.
“Kazuko, you are beautiful (I have always been proud of my beautiful mother and sister) and you are intelligent.” , this was so sad and made me cry.
The Setting Sun has so so many beautiful quotes on death and on feeling hopeless and helpless.
“To wait. In our lives we know joy, anger, sorrow, and a hundred other emotions, but these emotions all together occupy a bare one per cent of our time. The remaining ninety-nine per cent is just living in waiting. I wait in momentary expectation, feeling as though my breasts are being crushed, for the sound in the corridor of the footsteps of happiness. Empty. Oh, life is too painful, the reality that confirms the universal belief that it is best not to be born. Thus every day, from morning to night, I wait in despair for something I wish I could be glad that was born, that I am alive, that there are people and a world.”
Osamu Dazai has a way of creating the most beautiful and intimite scenes where everything just feel right and beautiful; the dialogue, the flowers, the symbolism, the weather, the light. I absolutely love Osamu Dazai’s writing and his way of telling a story but I sadly just didn’t enjoy this one as much as “No longer Human” and “Schoolgirl”. Still a very beautiful, tragic and sad story.
“Kazuko, you are beautiful (I have always been proud of my beautiful mother and sister) and you are intelligent.” , this was so sad and made me cry.
The Setting Sun has so so many beautiful quotes on death and on feeling hopeless and helpless.
“To wait. In our lives we know joy, anger, sorrow, and a hundred other emotions, but these emotions all together occupy a bare one per cent of our time. The remaining ninety-nine per cent is just living in waiting. I wait in momentary expectation, feeling as though my breasts are being crushed, for the sound in the corridor of the footsteps of happiness. Empty. Oh, life is too painful, the reality that confirms the universal belief that it is best not to be born. Thus every day, from morning to night, I wait in despair for something I wish I could be glad that was born, that I am alive, that there are people and a world.”