Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Indigno de ser humano by Osamu Dazai

48 reviews

perth_is's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jk_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

aspiring_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

persian_green's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship and War

rdorrington's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

fino03's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Ignoring the way women are written, amazing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

the writing is hard for me to gauge considering it’s a translation (of an older novel), and it felt quite choppy at parts. the prose is beautiful, though, despite the subject matter and i tremendously enjoyed reading this.

yozo is really gross but i felt for him, more so initially than later on in the novel. dazai captured the feeling of loneliness that comes with feeling alienated from society really well and it was depressingly relatable. knowing this is so well loved gave me a sense of comfort, like i’m not alone in feeling that way. i would find the misogyny a little less difficult to deal with if this book didn’t come off so much like an autobiography - it feels like he genuinely believed the things he was saying and it left a bad taste in my mouth overall. i wouldn’t recommend reading if you’re in a bad place mentally because there’s a heavy focus on his depression and pessimism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Depression, Overdose, Prostitution/sex work and Morphine abuse

333amreen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

The first half was REALLY interesting! But it lost the spark as it went on, other than a few shocking incidents here & there. Overall, decent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

lenadesouza's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

3.0

a well written red pill statement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

ccachapa's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment