Reviews

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

aleksjablonski's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

alekei's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

jokaa's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

4.0

papiervolant's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

ameliegoddardmc'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

eatmytoe404's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

i found some parts relateable and some parts very foreign

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emeow7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.75

esmash's review against another edition

5.0

i saw a video talking about this book and saying that yozo was just a spoiled child and being dramatic, and i froze looking at the screen, i think reading a book without being able to understand things deeply is useless and i don't think many people understand no longer human deeply.

i genuinely love this book, the amount of paragraphs and sentences i underlined reading this book is craaazy. i am not good at expressing myself and i felt like my thoughts that i didn't know how to express were written down. i dont know if it is right to relate to this book -especially when it is such a misogynist one- , but i relate to most of the things. like a lot.

tukinho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

expectopetroleum's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.0

Although there were aspects of the book I found somewhat thought provoking, it unfortunately wasn't my cup of tea. It felt mostly autobiographical and I can't say I'm very fond of Osamu Dazai's life choices. I generally enjoy darker, more emotional books, but perhaps the writing style (or the fact that it's translated from Japanese) made me feel quite detached, but maybe that was intentional...