Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - No Longer Human

I've been wanting to read this book for a while and it did not dissapoint. The sad reality of people with mental health struggles who self-sabotage when they don't have the support needed, and how it can impact the people around them and cause harm to themselves and others.
It's sad because the main character did horrible things but you can see how it got to that point.
Awareness on neurodivergency (which was hinted at earlier in the book if you understand the symptoms though I doubt the author had that knowledge of what it was) has improved so much now compared to the time the author wrote the book but more work still needs to be done.

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dxnis's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

definitiv spannender aber auch sehr erschöpfender read. hat mich vom gefühl manchmal ein bisschen an little life erinnert

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lilylivresque's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense 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

5.0

Felt more like a conversation than a book. Beautiful, beautiful prose, yet simplicity is maintained with pivotal moments presented as poignantly brief. While there is danger in romanticising this novel, the tortured artist-esque theme was well done, with sentiments on art running reminiscent of Wilde. I appreciated how the characterisation in the novel underlined the duality of a complex narrator, especially considering the parallels that he projects. I feel as if a lot of the negative reviews do not properly address that we are meant to dislike the narrator. It is okay to avoid this book due to its sensitive content (which I admittedly struggled with), but if we are to assess literature fairly, then it is our duty as readers to acknowledge that we are dealing with an extreme. Literature is a means of perspective and ethical distinctions are contingent on the deplorable insights that it can enable—without these conversations, how else will we induce change? I believe that this novel’s unreliability of narrative works well to recognise and challenge ongoing societal issues.

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madkatrob's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

2.75

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aichaa's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

damn, he's dramatic, huh. R rated jughead fr

also he's all like "women are a different species from men, they make no sense, they're inherently uninteresting and difficult, blah blah blah" and then "i never pay attention to what a woman's saying" ????? THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM

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