A review by gremlingorl
The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

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

3.75

Mommy issues the novel.

Slow paced at times (particularly the letters), beautiful at others, and scattered with small heart wrenching moments. This book wasn’t for me, but in the end still left me with a feeling of depressing emptiness for characters so lost and helpless in their own lives. Thanks Dazai.
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