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riemannv 's review for:
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai
Dazai has a fantastic show-don't-tellish ability to simply describe a situation that puts you in a lonely, pathetic headspace without just boringly stating how sad he feels. Saying that his face is unremarkable and would never work as the subject of a painting resonated with me deeply; he illustrates the hopelessness and self-esteem issues that lead to depression (or perhaps depression causes these problems, or both). A powerful read that made me offer him sympathy, despite how little he deserved as the book went on.