A review by 2003seigfried
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a story in line with a concept i like to call The Other. stories about social rejects have often leaned more into violence, senseless or not, i loved how the protagonist here was just passive. and that made things all the more tragic. the story is tragic, the nouns life and death are comic