A review by blumoonie
The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this prequel beautifully rounds out Yozo as a character, and I really enjoyed learning more about him, and what his day-to-day life was like. No Longer Human dealt with his entire life, and hence had to be much more broad, so these finer details were refreshing and impressive. Dazai's personal asides also fill us with insight, and paint the clearest picture (no pun intended) of a struggling artist's thought process. 
did I turn out to like this novel even more than NLH? debatable...
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