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A review by dbuoih
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-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
3.0
Funny. And very misogynistic but I would juxtapose it to Mishima's Life For Sale, a book I recently read that was rife with heroic displays of sexism and insecure men competing with one another. The misogyny in No Longer Human is more a symptom of the character's illness, and not displayed as a great, masculine quality to have.
Accurate to the experience of a deep suffering. When seen from an aerial view, many of these passages are hyperbolic. Hilariously so. Experiencing such despair that everything is a slog, it becomes a humorous miserable skit with oneself.
I don’t believe Ito’s adaptation did it justice.
Accurate to the experience of a deep suffering. When seen from an aerial view, many of these passages are hyperbolic. Hilariously so. Experiencing such despair that everything is a slog, it becomes a humorous miserable skit with oneself.
I don’t believe Ito’s adaptation did it justice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent