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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather reread 720 pages of A Little Life than touch 120 pages of this misogynistic book again.
The main character Yozo reminds me of Jude from A Little Life due to his traumatic childhood experiences and Anthony from The Beautiful and Damned because of the privileged upbringing he had.
While Jude from A Little Life suffered worse than Yozo, it's interesting to see how a good support system from family and friends can help alleviate a lot of Jude's struggles.
In Yozo's case, his family seemed indifferent to him and he had no real friends growing up.
A tragic story tbh but I couldn't ignore the glaring misogyny and monotonous writing due to how most of the emotions in the book got lost in translation.
The main character Yozo reminds me of Jude from A Little Life due to his traumatic childhood experiences and Anthony from The Beautiful and Damned because of the privileged upbringing he had.
While Jude from A Little Life suffered worse than Yozo, it's interesting to see how a good support system from family and friends can help alleviate a lot of Jude's struggles.
In Yozo's case, his family seemed indifferent to him and he had no real friends growing up.
A tragic story tbh but I couldn't ignore the glaring misogyny and monotonous writing due to how most of the emotions in the book got lost in translation.
Als bloße Lektüre für mich zu nihilistisch und ein wenig ungreifbar. Das Nachwort der Übersetzerin und die enthaltene Vita von Osamu Dazai hat allerdings rückwirkend alles in mir ausgelöst was bei der Lektüre an mir vorüber zog. Finger weg vom Close Reading, erst in den historischen Strömungen lässt sich begreifen worin Yōzō Ōba ertrank. Er konnte leider nicht schwimmen.
dark
emotional
reflective
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
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
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
A lot of whining. Like A LOT.
And misogyny. But I ignore that in the light of the book being from 1948.
Still I can't figure out if I liked or disliked it.
Just as Yozo said. Neither happiness nor unhappiness with this book.
Which I guess in a way, was the point of it all.
And misogyny. But I ignore that in the light of the book being from 1948.
Still I can't figure out if I liked or disliked it.
Just as Yozo said. Neither happiness nor unhappiness with this book.
Which I guess in a way, was the point of it all.