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İnsanlığımı Yitirirken

Osamu Dazai

3.81 AVERAGE

tjain's review against another edition

1.0

everything about yozo seems to piss me off this was just generally disconnected (maybe due to translation but i really disliked it)

ignis_gabe's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

insomniaxx's review against another edition

1.5

dark sad 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

I'm da joka baby

Started out somewhat interesting but I quickly found out that I genuinely did not care about this loser or anything that was happening. I know this is an old book, but it brings nothing interesting to me. It's just... boring. Depressed/alienated man loathes women, story as old as time. Anything else? Not really. And don't get me wrong, I do empathize with many of his feelings, but it's just not enough for me to consider this a good literary experience. In a few days I'll probably remember nothing about it.

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cambameron's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

jlraegeorge's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kida_maj's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was the first book I've been able to finish since highschool, and amazingly pulled me out of my long-lasting reading slump. There were times where I was overhwlemingly frustrated with the main character, but there were also times when I felt he was relatable in his own way (although to be completely clear-the character is a very flawed person). The ending induces a lot of reflection, especially if you know of the author. For a novel considered a classic, it is very easy to understand, and I was suprised by this as someone who often interprets writing incorrectly.

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nokivaris's review against another edition

3.0

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

the_limitless_librarian's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

theflashyfool's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark reflective sad 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

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shyyokai's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective 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

Very slow start I honestly didn’t enjoy till I got about 70ish pages in BUT I feel like it was worth the push through eventually. Sad ending in a sense reflects on how we are so hard on ourselves as humans and can go our whole lives beating ourselves up while others may look up to us or view us in a completely different way.

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