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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Bullying
lighthearted
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
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
A melancholic biography. Honestly, I think anyone can relate to alienation but to the extent he had it was absurdly nihilistic.
dark
sad
slow-paced
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bleak, melancholic, and heartbreaking yet charming, refreshing and tnough-provoking. There's something deeply moving and freeing about reading Yoza's unfiltered thoughts. For someone that felt alienated from the world around him, Dazai is able to make you empathize with the narrator (and himself) completely, without resorting to any sentimentalities. Maybe feeling so isolated to the point of believing you are no longer human is the most deeply human experience of them all.
"unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others"
"unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others"
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
i expected to like this more than i did... the book (or maybe yozo himself) lost it's charm in the second half.
there were a couple paragraphs that had me like "this is what i'm here for!!" but these were far and few between. it's only so fun to watch someone continue to spiral out of control. after a while, you get sick of yozo's shenanigans.
as the madam succinctly put, "No, I didn't cry... I just kept thinking that when human beings get that way, they're no good for anything."
i might read this again with a newer translation but for now im underwhelmed.
there were a couple paragraphs that had me like "this is what i'm here for!!" but these were far and few between. it's only so fun to watch someone continue to spiral out of control. after a while, you get sick of yozo's shenanigans.
i might read this again with a newer translation but for now im underwhelmed.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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