blububbs'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Grief
Minor: War, Rape, and Blood
azalya01'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
4.5
Try to keep in mind that the character Yozo is intentionally flawed and that his journey through life is not necessarily meant to be an admirable one. I personally perceived the instances of misogyny and toxicity in this book as shortcomings of the character rather than messages we are meant to internalize as valid.
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Overall, this was an intriguing story about what it means to be human, and how sometimes our worst enemies are ourselves.
Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Ableism, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: War and Sexual content
_azure76'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? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Minor: War and Vomit
nikolama's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Vomit and War
ch1l1peppers's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, War, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual assault
squidknees's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
osmond's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
genuinely don't get how this is viewed as a "classic" and I dont get how Osamu Dazai is known as a "legendary author"???
like I'm actually convinced (after reading the translators notes) that the only reason people find this book "good" is because it gave them (mostly Americans) a peek into lives outside of the US and how it would affect someone. especially given that the book was released in the late 1950's so people had little to no ways of knowing what life was like outside of the US.
but now, in 2023 I'm convinced that the only people that likes this book are misogynistic incels with untreated mental illness(es) and who relates to Dazai.
the only good thing about this book is that you'll get an insight of how it feels to be him. hated everything else about this book especially his views towards women...
misogynistic freak.
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, War, Drug use, Rape, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Misogyny
joudkhalid21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual content, War, and Sexism
pn__'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Minor: Vomit and War