Was it autism?

>>8968923
That's what I was thinking. Either the book sucked or that translation was especially bad. I just left feeling like the feelings that guy was expressing weren't realistic. I didn't even finish the first chapter.

>>8968923

Yes.

Read Kawabata if you want subdued characters in Japanese settings. Snow Country is particularly good.

I had a difficult time relating to it, even when I was moodier and more isolated as a teenager when I read it. Honestly, this thing was one of the weird disappointments of my reading career so far... I haven't had a book fall so limply as No Longer Human did for me.

It was well written though it seems.

I don't like how he the protagonist was attractive.

Too relatable!!

No, it was some other disorder

>>8968923
it seems to be one of the only books /r9k/ is willing to read so most likely