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manjuuu's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
ammireads'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
4.0
i would say the book was terribly sad but oddly funny, at times, in its absurdity. the main character seemed to run so much from the idea of “society” of what he believed a human being is like that he somehow got stuck in it. i think, at the end, through it all, his biggest enemy was himself
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
klonopin's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
fishreads'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
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
lukes_ramblingwritings66'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
5.0
I'm just going to leave it at that. The level of emptiness(?) I feel now will probably stick with me for a while. A very similar feeling after watching Park Chan-Wook's film Oldboy for the first time, albeit, a slightly different context.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
loumi93's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mangonana'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
shadowdra126'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
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mazzoccatoadele'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
whaliensong'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
That's how it felt reading this, as someone struggling to navigate lost and alone in the dark. As someone who's felt the need to hide the part of themselves too "subhuman" for society. The experience of reading this book felt like a release, and it pulled up a stool for me at the bar in Ginza to sit with my fears of abandonment and isolation.
I just wish there was someone there to echo Osamu Dazai's thoughts back to him so he could hear how he sounded.
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault