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Thoughts?

>> No.10933188

does he turn into a alien or something? lol

>> No.10933192

>>10933181
I found it pretty boring. Kind of relatable as an autist but I didn't really take much away from it besides that.

>> No.10933207

>>10933181
it's about alienation, tragedy and depression.
most people won't find it very appealing or interesting unless they've lived through the kind of experiences dazai talks about to at least a certain degree.

It's well written and kind of captures that state of mind pretty well desu

>> No.10933236

Its a short but poignant read, it was good. It's been a while since I read it though so I don't remember much. I liked bits with the thought experiment word association game he'd play with his friend.

>> No.10933506

>>10933181
waste of time. the book doesn't seem to progress anywhere beyond his being alienated for his whole life. its not even written in a particularly elegant or even smooth way. can often be clunky

>> No.10933512

>>10933181
Shite

>> No.10933521
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>>10933506
>Basing the elegance of a written work on a translation
Literally sub-90 IQ.

>> No.10933525

someone post the nlh wojak

>> No.10933537

>>10933521
jokes on you read it in japanese and english, both are shit. also in saying that its also worth taking into account how well written translations of don quixote can be.

>> No.10933671

I found it kind of unbearable. It's too much teenage angst.
"I'm so fucked up desu."

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>>10933537
>jokes on you read it in japanese and english

>> No.10933687

>>10933181
cool title, haven't read it,

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>>10933181
What edition is that OP?

>> No.10933797

>>10933537
>hate the book
>read in japanese and english

you don't even tried

>> No.10933803

if you read it during a dark period of your life, its great. otherwise, probably hard to like it.

>> No.10933908

I hate that you autists pretend to understand this book without having a basic grasp of Japanese polite society.

>> No.10934078

>>10933908
Heh, I've been watching anime for 13 years. I've literally finished over a thousand shows. I'd wager that I understand Japanese society better than the average Japanese person.

>> No.10934562

>>10934078
What did you think of the novel, the Tale of Genji?

>> No.10934942

>>10933181
I liked it a lot. It captures an immense amount of misery given its length.

Its particularly interesting when compared to western classics, which tend to focus on the pain of being human. For example Catcher in the Rye is stylistically and narratively very similar, but delivers the opposite message.

I'm sure many people will find No Longer Human even less relatable than Catcher in the Rye, but I've always thought that was a poor excuse for disliking a book. Whats the point of reading only perspectives you find comfortable?

A great book should force you to think in new ways.