Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

145 reviews

pingwoh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

despite being less than 200 pages there's a lot to really dig into with this book - i'd recommend reading this and crime & punishment together to see how two similar characters interact with the world and their own sense of self

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

serenaii's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

saturndevouredhisson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A short read that’s hard to recommend to anyone. It’s a depressing book with a true-to-form misanthropic main character that’s interesting to read, but (for some readers) difficult to digest. That being said, it’s a poignant, well written story that explores messy themes of mental illness, addiction, abuse, isolation, and trauma.

It’s an excellent read for those who are fans of “morally gray/ambiguous” characters that are challenging to read and unreliable narrators.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse

nolongerdrewnax's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

chococheesecake's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

hildayay's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Han bara verkligen hatar kvinnor, och det är liksom hela handlingen. Såklart fint skrivet på sina ställen och beskrivningen av den bottenlösa olyckan men framförallt kvinnohat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nyra's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

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

lukes_ramblingwritings66's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

 I sit here, after finished reading No Longer Human, or rather "Disqualified to be Human" with a weird sensation. On one end, this was a miserable tale. Understandably so, with it being a semi-autobiographical affair, as Dazai himself may have suffered from CPTSD at a young age and attempted to take his life five times, with the fifth being the final attempt. On the other end, I found brief moments of air, as if after one had their head submerged in water for too long, only to come to the surface at the last minute.

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

mazzoccatoadele's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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