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Öğrenci Kız by Osamu Dazai

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wiuter's review against another edition

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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

osamu dazai’s girlhood

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kai_lime_pie's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This story’s translation is sarcastic, dark, melancholic, but immensely relatable. This novella centers around the inner dialogue of a Japanese schoolgirl post-war. Osamu Dazai’s prose is always cynical and to say simply—very depressed. However, I relate to the narrator’s mind deeply. Despite it being timely (post-war), I think this novella can relate to young people of any generation.

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littlebrittofthis's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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perth_is's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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nebulaelily's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this novella and was shocked by how well Dazai was able to portray what it feels like to be a teenage girl. I was tearing up in parts and saw myself in the main character. Truly an incredible read, I highly recommend this book.

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icarusandthesun's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this novella follows an eponymous schoolgirl, documenting an ordinary day in her life.

filled with self-hatred, self-deprecation, reflections on life and society and what is "normal" (and yes, also the occasional misogynistic comment), it is unmistakably an osamu dazai book.
beautiful as much as it is strange and truthful; thoughts scattered everywhere; lots of morbid topics – death and death and more death.
the schoolgirl's a "heroine" that is, as osamu dazai's characters tend to be, not quite likable, but relatable, laying bare the ugly and ponderous sides of being human.

there's something to his books, always, that makes me want to come back.

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