Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryƫnosuke Akutagawa

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sly_roccoon's review

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

3.75

'It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.'

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ewwniamh's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5


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alkarasi's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

While I really enjoyed the last part, i found the middle short story to be quite boring and uninteresting. I did like In a Bamboo Grove, though it did confuse me when I first read it, but after researching and reading the interpretations of the short story I ended up really liking it. The life of a Stupid Man was definitely the best one, really introspective and dark.

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