![]() ![]() The + in the D+ is because the ending is strong. It’s one of those classics that I didn’t enjoy or connect to but offers a fascinating and deeply political glimpse into the mind of its audience, in the same way of a book like Fight Club (which I actually enjoyed and connected to, mostly). Yet, if we’re to read this book as a condemnation of his character, or at least as a tragedy of his lost potential, which is anyone’s lost potential, then isn’t this story quite powerful? Isn’t it powerful nonetheless because it has made such an impact for a 75 years? What people are relating to is a sexist, entitled, probably clinically depressed asshole who gets so self-absorbed and nihilistic that he reaches absolute despair. But the fact of the matter is that this wouldn’t be a classic story if people didn’t relate to it. ![]() You’re not supposed to like the horrible narrator or necessarily be on board with the worldview presented here. ![]() ![]() The novel is a significant contribution to misanthropic literature, something I care a lot about. I’ve assigned this story a lot of weight because its source material is a classic, and Junji Ito adapted it into a manga before Usamaru Furuya. ![]()
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