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fourmclaren'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
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Emotional abuse
sea_sea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kitchenstaff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical content
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
sendnunes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest
marimaria'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The final chapters especially got to me. So, trigger warning for that. It’s about
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and War
lukes_ramblingwritings66'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Existence is both ugly and beautiful, and we are given the gamut of both here by our narrator, the young aristocrat named Kazuko. Abandoning her class stature, and embracing acts that wouldn't be considered aristocratic. The one that is the most conspicuous would be the care of her dwindling mother, and the anxieties that surround such events. The strenuous labor of caring for someone slowly slipping away, whether one would like to admit it or not, felt poetically similar to that of the transition of seasons throughout the year.
It's short, like the lives we lead. And it's title aptly gives us a glance not only to the contents and the context, but also to ourselves. For we are all children of the setting sun, inevitably succumbing to the dusk that comes.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
clemrain'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
4.5
Characters are a delicious soup. So deep and yet so simple.
The writing is so dreamy. And I’ve never read a structure like this. I loved reading what was practically Kazuko and Naoji’s diaries and collection of letters. It was intimate and I felt for and understood the characters deeply.
A whole story revolving the love you feel for a mother and how a child is always just a child. The identity and connection and ties to a mother. I appreciated it.
I saw a lot of typos in the translation. And thought some of it was awkwardly written. I wonder how true to the original these typos or awkwardness was.
I’m not sure if I could read through this again. But I do feel an urge to. Looking forward to reading more Dazai.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and War
octavia_58's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage and War
nemrac23'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: War
196books'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
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Child death and War