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txjessi 's review for:
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai
I have to say I walked into this not knowing what to expect. This semi-autobiographical novel immerses you into the mind of a young boy and his progression into adulthood while suffering from depression. His need to wear a mask as he’s trying to find a place in a world that he feels foreign to.
It’s dizzying at times to follow the going on’s within his mind. I suppose that’s the whole definition of depression. It’s not clear cut and decisions are often clouded by this dizzying, almost manic thinking.
It’s easy to pass judgement and claim that you would never make those decisions, especially when we live in a cushy time where mental health is seen and heard more so than in the early 20th century, where it was practically ignored.
Even though at times I was confused, the ending left me feeling sad. The last thought I had was, how many lives were lost because the simple words needed were never said.
It’s dizzying at times to follow the going on’s within his mind. I suppose that’s the whole definition of depression. It’s not clear cut and decisions are often clouded by this dizzying, almost manic thinking.
It’s easy to pass judgement and claim that you would never make those decisions, especially when we live in a cushy time where mental health is seen and heard more so than in the early 20th century, where it was practically ignored.
Even though at times I was confused, the ending left me feeling sad. The last thought I had was, how many lives were lost because the simple words needed were never said.