Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Indigno de ser humano by Osamu Dazai

92 reviews

aliennnn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

anni_o's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Protagonist / Writer of the Notebooks is rather sexist. I guess it is a product of its time, but it sure did not age well. The prose is beautiful in parts, and a mix of vague and too detailed in others. The insight into his depressive episodes was very meaningful/insightful, and it was a rather quick read. I related to the protagonist in part, especially with the view of the world, but in other parts it was frustrating to see him spiral further and further. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Grief

lizzield's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

azalya01's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

I have to say that this story is unlike anything I have ever read. I have read stories with unlikable protagonists before, but I have never encountered a character with such a deep difficulty in connecting with other people. Although I am someone who finds it easy to connect and empathize with others, Yozo's hopeless view of the world made me consider that an individual's humanity isn't always as easy to find as one might think. This book really challenged me to question my own habits of passing judgment on others. 

Try to keep in mind that the character Yozo is intentionally flawed and that his journey through life is not necessarily meant to be an admirable one. I personally perceived the instances of misogyny and toxicity in this book as shortcomings of the character rather than messages we are meant to internalize as valid. 

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Overall, this was an intriguing story about what it means to be human, and how sometimes our worst enemies are ourselves. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and War

radiosys's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It might be a tough read for people who have/had suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, so remember to take breaks if you need it everyone<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Grief

mint7's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The narration in No Longer Human is both haunting the raw. Definitely not a book to read when you're not in a good mindset.   The sentiment of being doomed from the beginning is infectious and all-encompassing.  The protagonist's relationship with humanity, or his 'lack' of it, and his subsequent perception of everyone around him makes this book both hard to get through and the very reason to keep reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

mari_library's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book had a lot of good commentary about humans and society. I think it can be said that this book discusses the world through the lens of anxiety, depression, and addiction—this belief of not being human but having to live in the human world. There were a lot of quotable moments that I found myself relating to. The narrator discusses people pleasing and the idea that disagreeing with someone is a form of sin - which I understand entirely as someone with anxiety.

With that said, the way the narrator talks about women is icky. It is a crawling-under-your-skin type of icky. The narrator heavily objectifies women and has a victim complex even when his wife is a victim of SA. One could argue that the narrator's relationship with women is a side-effect of his addiction and anxiety. However, objectifying women will never be excusable in my eyes so I gotta take down a few stars for that. Also, the narrator will go on these rants that were very dull in my eyes and I actually skipped a whole page because it made no relevance to the overall plot of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual harassment

spacecars's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Abandonment