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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

15 reviews

akane_shio's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape

lech4617's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Abortion, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, and Death

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Suicide

squidknees's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Rape, War, Vomit, Violence, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, and Death of parent

sunshinemoth's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Rape, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Classism, War, and Confinement

tayamay's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

Read this because of the anime three years ago, and I’m not mad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Incest, and Mental illness

sawwy_'s review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.75

absolutely harrowing book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder

definitely do please look up the content warnings first

hapikohw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars. This was written very well, and tells quite the sad tale. When human beings get like this, they are still important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

mushrmmaid3n's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really love this book. There were many beautiful lines written by Dazai along with lots of moments of personal reflection. 
Everyone told me this book would be unable to finish due to how triggering it was but I disagree. It is very triggering but not to an extent that is unbearable or unreasonable. It makes sense with the story. 
Yozo is an unlikable character honestly, but that's what I enjoyed. It's hard to find books I enjoy with flawed characters and this fit it perfectly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Boy, this book is bleak. However, the level of cruelty is not as exaggerated as the manga adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, and War

A lot of trauma is between the lines, especially in his childhood. Also, if you experience anxiety and depression, brace yourself for a difficult read.