Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Zmierzch by Osamu Dazai

8 reviews

nolongerhuman_'s review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy, War, and Miscarriage

qu1ncy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Classism and Death of parent

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I am glad to have read this classic of Japanese literature. The representation of a post-war Japan and the death of the aristocracy was something that I had not read about before and I think that this book brings that time to life in a really interesting way. Kazuko is a really interesting character and her struggles to carve out a life were very compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Minor: Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Animal death, Vomit, and War

jimenagarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

zonboi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Drug abuse

straaay's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

The journal entry style chapters felt easy to choke down despite the heavy material. Kazuko has an uptight easyness about her-- that slowly unravels as the novel goes on. Short but poignant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

tenacious yet tender - the setting sun is a profound read, as lucid as the bundle of pain and revolution that is our heroine kazuko. 
hard to read, but beautiful to understand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, War, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

emeh's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy