doriella 's review for:

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

3.5

challenging dark emotional tense

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thought, “As long as I can make them laugh, it doesn’t matter how, I’ll be all right. If I succeed in that, the human beings probably won’t mind it too much if I remain outside their lives. The one thing I must avoid is becoming offensive in their eyes."