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tayamay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
iinasomnia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
books_onthe_ground's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
manel_'s review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity
ollie_again's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The first part of the story was somewhat good, focusing on the feeling of alienation by society, feeling lost and putting on a mask. The part I thought about a lot is when Dazai talks about that not even the best actor wants to perform in front of his family, as it is the hardest performance one has to do. After the first half of the book, though, I had no sympathy for Yōzō because of how he treats other people in his life. I felt sorry for most of the other characters, but not him.
As I said, some good nuggets here and there, but I was ready to be done with the book pretty early on.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Death of parent
apricot_orchid's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This book definitely covers many sensitive subjects. Half of the book is him drinking and the other half is him having horrible thoughts and relationships with women. Heavy on the misogyny and suicide talk. He does many many questionable things and it's best to thoroughly research the trigger tags
Did I enjoy the book? Not entirely but I think it captures well the struggles that a lot of people can face concerning mental health etc. It is a pretty short read, but the pacing is painfully slow. It doesn't really have a plot since most of it is Yozo's thoughts. It's hard to give a rating for this and I wouldn't necessarily recommend others to read it, but it was interesting to say the least.
Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
kashila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
henrisaurous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
royourboat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry
cnidariar3x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
"Id like to report this photo, Im in it and I dont like it."
Gonna have to ruminate on this one for a bit.
Read through this in a day. I think I liked it? I also hated much of it? It was real, but some realities are best digested over time.
The misogyny and contempt for women in general is very jarring. (Sex workers are literally people, Yōzō, they are not lesser women).
At the same time, the descriptions of alienation, social camouflage/masking and heavy malaise are too richly detailed and personal to me to ignore.
This is a complicated text that made me feel many conflicting emotions.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent