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I couldn't help but I didn't feel much empathy for Ryunosuke I wish I felt. He wasn't a good person but on one hand, he tried to pretend he was. As he said, he wasn't a good father, son or husband. It's unsurprising that he reads as misogynistic. Regardless, his death was unfortunate.

videogames1000's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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

3.0

maksys's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5*

sammralte's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

mysafe_place's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The rating I gave to this book is not directly accurate I have to confess as I am not certain how I should feel about it. Certainly, it made me think quite a lot, rethink my own perceptions and question just how or to what extent society contributes to me finding the meaning of my life (if it does influence that search at all or whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, as long as you can individualise it). The author does have a very unique writting style which I surprisingly liked more than I expected. The objectivity allowed me to have that thinking process and to form any kind of unbiased opinion on the uttered thoughts put out here.
"Why did this one have to be born - to come into the world like all the others, this world so full of suffering?", is it really so that in the end we will come back to this: "(...)he often thought of the peace that death would give him (us)."?

sofiamey's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

dina_kost's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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