A review by zaby
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

WOW! writing was incredible!!!! usually translation literature is hit or miss bc they sometimes don’t give the original authors writing skill justice - but WOW the translation of this book was great!!!!!

devastating and pessimistic read but it’s good to not sugarcoat things like this. sometimes the ugly just needs to be shown as ugly. 

~4 stars for the wording and writing alone. thoughts were very profound and had me gaping every page! epilogue was GREAT; last sentence left a lingering sadness.
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