Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

El declive by Osamu Dazai

40 reviews

2hermione4's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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

3.75

Ενδιαφέρουσα η παρουσία της σχέσης μάνας-κόρης στο βιβλίο και γενικότερα το σκεπτικό της πρωταγωνίστριας, αν και ιδιόρρυθμο. Ως προς το πρόσωπου του αδερφού, θεωρώ ότι το βιβλίο "Όχι πια Άνθρωπος" εκφράζει πιο ουσιαστικά την κατάσταση του, καθώς οι χαρακτήρες ήταν παρεμφερείς. Η έκδοση πάντως τραγική, πολλά τυπογραφικά λάθη,που με αποσπούσαν και χάλαγαν την ροή του βιβλίου. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide

rondeezy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

slimb14's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Masterpiece. Must Read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

chaconne's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

qu1ncy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent and Classism

mgaggs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

A simple story but exceedingly effective. The fast pace and evocative writing style make this very hard to put down. This is the first Dazai book I’ve ever read, but I will have to get more after this. His ability to draw out empathy from the reader for characters who are extremely pathetic is beautiful. A reminder of what it means to be human, to lose direction and find it again. This title is something special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

peebee33's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

dyingotters's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I read No Longer Human a few years back and while I enjoyed it, it was nothing like the super soul-crushing depressing story everyone told me it was gonna be. The Setting Sun provided a much more empathizable main character for me which made her story much more tragic and despairing. I liked the way Dazai wrote her character’s position in society as a (former) aristocratic woman, her relationship with her family, love and how she sees the world made the story take a stance on class, society, gender dynamics, etc., something that I felt No Longer Human was lacking from its overly cynical and self-absorbed main character even if it was a better reflection of Dazai himself

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

lea333's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: War

jcapati's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide and War