![]() It helps ease some of the larger existential anxiety, because you get the feeling that you aren't the only one. The struggle is intensely, intimately relateable, and that I think, is what great writing is about. There is something reassuring about getting inside the head of someone so troubled about their social identity. ![]() ![]() Osamu Dazai gives his character a nagging need that is compelling and drives both the conflict and the unnerving ennui-imbued voice throughout. I think it really works in its own way though. But it boy o boy is it similar, just like the other reviewer mentioned. Anyway! I should have expected this book would make some sort of Albert Camus-esque social commentary, but since it's from a Japanese author I didn't immediately jump to that conclusion. She refers to the social scene in the States as "The Masquerade", which I feel is pretty accurate. And she talks a lot about the cultural differences between France and the States, especially when it comes to socializing. I joke with her a lot about her French philosophical perspectives, you know 'laissez-faire', 'je ne sais pas' type stuff. ![]() ![]() My girlfriend (who is French) gave this to me in book form for my birthday, and then I realized that Audible recently added it so I secretly listened to it instead. ![]()
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