I was cleaning my bookshelf when I discovered my copy of “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai, and I remember being incredibly impacted by this novel. I do not wish to make people uncomfortable, so I apologize if this may be too much information, (please let me know if I have shared too much and I will remove this section from the post.) but as somebody who is bedeviled with mental illness, aside from the outdated beliefs and language I found this novel unnerving due to how synonymous some of the protagonist/author’s thoughts overlapped with my own. This was one of the few novels I thought about for days after finishing. I am curious to see what other people have thought about this novel.
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I think it's good, but not great. Those who are totally blown away by it should read some Camus, Cioran, Ligotti, etc...
That is a fair opinion, I found the novel more impactful because of how it’s many sections of it resonated with me personally. I have only read Camus, may I trouble for a few recommendations from any of the other authors you have mentioned?
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