A review by afreyno1
The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

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

5.0

This is book 3/24 for 2024. The Setting Sun has everything I liked about No Longer Human, and doesn’t have the few “bad” things that made me hold back on giving NLH a 5 star. I absolutely love the way Dazai writes his books. This was the first book I’ve ever read in under a week. Dazai gives great insight on how Japan was after the war. I absolutely loved main characters, Kazuko and Mother
and I was absolutely gutted after another passed and Naoji decided to end his life…

This’ll definitely go down as one of my favorite books of all time as of right now. 
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