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No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

3.81 AVERAGE


if my year of rest and relaxation was more depressing and written by a misogynist living in tokyo instead of nyc

पढ़ तो लिया । पर समझ में नहीं आया मतलब इतना फेमस क्या है
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark slow-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 emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

تمام شد.
به زبان خیلی ساده ای(البته خب قاعدتن ترجمه انگلیسی خوندم ولی خب مدل خیلی ساده ای) داشت زندگی روزمره یه آدم رو تعریف میکرد. آدمی که دپرشن داره, نه لزومن دپرشن حالا، زندگی رو به رنگی رنگی باقی افراد و با هیجانی که ازش توقع دارند ببینه نمی‌بینه.
دلیل معروفیت کتاب رو نمیدونم ساده و صریح بودنش بوده ، مدل نوشتارش به ژاپنی خیلی خاص بوده، یا تو اون برهه این مدلی نمینوشتن. شاید مدل اینکه بیوگرافی قاطی با تخیله جالب بوده. شاید بخاطر اینکه نویسنده بعدش خودشو کشته معروف شده اصلا؟
کلی از برداشت های انواع مختلفی که ازش (کتاب/خود دازای) شده رو دوست داشته‌م؛ ولی راستش خود کتاب رو خیلی دوست نداشتم. بدون نیومد ها. فرقی نداشت زیاد.
آها البته یه سری حرف های جالبی هم وسطش داشت. بعدن از تو هایلایتای کتاب در بیارم اضافه کنم این زیر‌
dark reflective 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 emotional sad

I read Junji Ito's manga version of this novel and I remember it being a graphic horror, with the gore being so detailed that my main focus was directed solely on the horror element. I failed to understand that there's so much about the story. 

The novel might not be a traditional horror, but the darkness and emptiness within Yozo, his slow descent to ruin, are in and of itself a horror. I now understand that the graphic horror in the manga can be considered as the visual depiction of Yozo's inner turmoil. 

This book is quite bleak. This didn't have a straightforward narrative and can be a little ambiguous in some ways. This is just a short novel but it's not exactly an easy read, both in the reading experience itself and also the topic. 

In the most depressing way possible, my bro just another me (I need help)
dark emotional sad medium-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