The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

The Setting Sun

Osamu Dazai with Donald Keene (Translator)

175 pages first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made "people of the setting sun" a pe...

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Moods

sad 75%
reflective 72%
emotional 70%
dark 63%
challenging 21%
tense 16%
mysterious 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 37%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 24% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.92

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