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I was drawn in by the title, and the fact that it seems to be a very popular novel so I came in with pretty high expectations but in the end, there wasn't anything worth readingThe story takes the form of a diary describing moments Dazai thought to be of note throughout his life in chronological order. Reading through them you might assume that at some point it might culminate into a grand twist that justifies it's
January 6, 2022
The most-sold japanese novel of all time. Some of those feelings Dazai shares, about his childhood, about his disconnect with the world in general, i found to be incredibly on point. The whole thing is sort of pseudo-autobiographical, much like Mishima's 仮面の告白, so he uses a different name, twists his own life around a bit, but it's still about him of course. And i've probably never read a more personally relatable book than this one. Not even so much regarding the greater context of his life, bu
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Gradings
Why can't I grade this item?
読んだ感想はちょっと表現しづらいです。共感できるところも少しあって、全くわからないところも結構あって、昔の人の価値観だな～って思ったところも多かったけれど、是非とも読んでほしい作品です。
夏目漱石の「こころ」と比べて、語彙が簡単な方だと思うけど逆に複雑な長い文章が多くて、どっちの方が難しいかがあまり判断つきません。初心者の方にはちょっとおすすめできないけど、ある程度日本語に馴染みがある人だったら是非。