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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
reflective
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A reflection on the decline of Japanese aristocracy through the lens of a troubled family.
kazuko and her family ... another beautifully heartbreaking story weaved by dazai on loss
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
شایو؛ دقیقا مثل اسمش: پایین رفتن خورشید. درخشش زیبای رنگ‌ها و بعد، خاموشی اون‌ها توی دل تاریکی.
پدر، مادر، کازوکو، نائوجی وآقای اوهارا اولش توی درخشان‌ترین حالت خودشون بودن. اما آروم آروم، زندگی همه‌شون دست‌خوش افولی شد که نتیجه تباهی بود. استنتاج تلخ و دردناک پسر خانواده مرفهی که به وادی فقر وارد شدن و از اون لحظه به بعد، بار زندگی روی دوش‌هاشون سنگینی می‌کرد. هیچ کجای شایو رنگی از امید نیست. پوچی و رنج توی این داستان موج می‌زنه. امیال سرکوب شده، به طبعش عقده گشایی های زیان‌بار و رازهای سر به مهر روح آدم رو موقع خوندنش فشرده می‌کنن. شایو پر از غم و حرکت در مسیر زوال بود. حسی که آدم‌ها با فقر و تنهایی و عذاب وجدان داشتن. با آرزوهاشون که یکی یکی به باد رفت یا حتا آرزوهایی که عدم وجودشون زخم کاری بود توی قلب. اندازه‌ی "زوال بشری" که نه، ولی به قدر رضایت بخشی دوسش داشتم. راوی زن رو پسندیدم و باهاش راحت و آسوده همراه شدم.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i love dazai.
this might be one of my favorite quotes of all time, so i’ll just leave the review at this:
this might be one of my favorite quotes of all time, so i’ll just leave the review at this:
"destruction is tragic and piteous and beautiful. the dream of destroying, building anew, perfecting. perhaps even, once one has destroyed, the day of perfecting may never come, but in the passion of love i must destroy. i must start a revolution."
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
8.5/10
pc: 175
This is a book abt a Japanese aristocratic family that loses their wealth and status in the aftermath of war, through the perspective of a diary written by the daughter of the family. Dazai has a habit of including an addiction plot line in every book I’ve read of his, and this book was no exception. Some plot lines were: sickness/death, divorce, cheating, drug addiction, war, industrialization, and politics (s/o socialism & Marxism). There was also a consistent use of snakes as motifs for impending doom. I liked the mc because she questions her own social position and is honestly the only character in the family that willingly transitions to being part of the working class instead of stewing in what should have been. This was a banger.
pc: 175
This is a book abt a Japanese aristocratic family that loses their wealth and status in the aftermath of war, through the perspective of a diary written by the daughter of the family. Dazai has a habit of including an addiction plot line in every book I’ve read of his, and this book was no exception. Some plot lines were: sickness/death, divorce, cheating, drug addiction, war, industrialization, and politics (s/o socialism & Marxism). There was also a consistent use of snakes as motifs for impending doom. I liked the mc because she questions her own social position and is honestly the only character in the family that willingly transitions to being part of the working class instead of stewing in what should have been. This was a banger.