Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Indigno de ser humano by Osamu Dazai

24 reviews

orange_splice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

It was a product of its time, unfortunately. Consistent, but brief, sexist stereotypes mentioned throughout the book (The main character saying that women enjoyed doing domestic chores handed to them, calling them emotional and complicated a lot.) Near the beginning, there's a weird mention of the main character doing an 'Indian Dance' jokingly in a loin cloth as a child. It's also mentioned, briefly, that the main character is repeatedly sexually assaulted by women around him from the time he is a child to the end of the book. The most triggering parts of the book are

the main character's alcoholism, reaction to his wife getting raped, and his morphine abuse which are explored in more detail.

pissdrawerlmfao's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest, Excrement, and Vomit

idajoh's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

very deep and reflective. i liked it a lot

i did not love the view of women (especially prostitutes), but in all fairness, Yozo hated everyone. In addition, this was written in 1940s Japan.

Dazai mentions in the Epilogue (sort of) that the notebooks were still relevant ten years after they were written, and even today. 

As someone who struggled with depression, I could feel the authenticity from the author that a lot of other books about mental illness lack, namely that they were written by a neurotypical author.

It was very obvious how his own thoughts were merged with the main character's.

I highly recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: War

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

this book is just experiencing a constant sensation of falling, endlessly, right up until the end when Dazai slaps you in the face. a book that I feared to put down because halting the fall might lead me to return to rationality. its hard to rate, but the experience I had reading it was like very few other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent