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clemrain's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
4.5
It’s simply a beautiful book. I really savoured it. Enjoyed every page.
Characters are a delicious soup. So deep and yet so simple.
The writing is so dreamy. And I’ve never read a structure like this. I loved reading what was practically Kazuko and Naoji’s diaries and collection of letters. It was intimate and I felt for and understood the characters deeply.
A whole story revolving the love you feel for a mother and how a child is always just a child. The identity and connection and ties to a mother. I appreciated it.
I saw a lot of typos in the translation. And thought some of it was awkwardly written. I wonder how true to the original these typos or awkwardness was.
I’m not sure if I could read through this again. But I do feel an urge to. Looking forward to reading more Dazai.
Characters are a delicious soup. So deep and yet so simple.
The writing is so dreamy. And I’ve never read a structure like this. I loved reading what was practically Kazuko and Naoji’s diaries and collection of letters. It was intimate and I felt for and understood the characters deeply.
A whole story revolving the love you feel for a mother and how a child is always just a child. The identity and connection and ties to a mother. I appreciated it.
I saw a lot of typos in the translation. And thought some of it was awkwardly written. I wonder how true to the original these typos or awkwardness was.
I’m not sure if I could read through this again. But I do feel an urge to. Looking forward to reading more Dazai.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Sexism, Medical content, and Drug abuse
Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Infidelity
2hermione4's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-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
3.75
Ενδιαφέρουσα η παρουσία της σχέσης μάνας-κόρης στο βιβλίο και γενικότερα το σκεπτικό της πρωταγωνίστριας, αν και ιδιόρρυθμο. Ως προς το πρόσωπου του αδερφού, θεωρώ ότι το βιβλίο "Όχι πια Άνθρωπος" εκφράζει πιο ουσιαστικά την κατάσταση του, καθώς οι χαρακτήρες ήταν παρεμφερείς. Η έκδοση πάντως τραγική, πολλά τυπογραφικά λάθη,που με αποσπούσαν και χάλαγαν την ροή του βιβλίου.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide
keiiiiiiii's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.25
This is a pretty mid book until the second part of the book. Osamu just hit you with his Sad Boy Poetic words. Some of my random thoughts:
- It's amusing that this book mentioned Jews but didn't mention Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Philipines, and other parts Japan colonized.
- I think the guy that the brother complained about was Americans??? They didn't strictly come from aristocracy yet they became a superpower country post WW II. The part where the brother said that the artist (Americans) built their wealth through street-smartness while lacking refinement/taste.
- The mother or the mother or both, are symbols of decaying Japanese, especially the aristocratic one.
- It's interesting that the daughter became the breadwinner (or at least attempted to be one), mirroring how women worked at the factory after the men had gone to war.
- Woe to the Japanese aristocracy, they're the real victims of World War II.
- It's amusing that this book mentioned Jews but didn't mention Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Philipines, and other parts Japan colonized.
- I think the guy that the brother complained about was Americans??? They didn't strictly come from aristocracy yet they became a superpower country post WW II. The part where the brother said that the artist (Americans) built their wealth through street-smartness while lacking refinement/taste.
- The mother or the mother or both, are symbols of decaying Japanese, especially the aristocratic one.
- It's interesting that the daughter became the breadwinner (or at least attempted to be one), mirroring how women worked at the factory after the men had gone to war.
- Woe to the Japanese aristocracy, they're the real victims of World War II.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Chronic illness
Minor: Suicide
peashawn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, and Alcoholism
alxlpz99's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a really good read. It really gave me a look inside a woman in Japan after World War 2. I definitely did not expect to get emotional but it really hit me. Rather than this reading as a piece of fiction, it reads like a memoir, which is good because it made me believe that the character and her life are real.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Miscarriage
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