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Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

2 reviews

albernikolauras's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a complicated set of stories to review. I enjoyed most of the stories well enough, and this edition was excellent with how the footnotes helped explain the stories. The collection overall was greater than the individual stories. The stories generally fall into historical fiction (for the author's time) and some semi-autobiographical stories.

I would highly recommend reading the introduction to this story collection (or at least the timeline, which I went back and forth to throughout the collection) and go into this ready to learn. Akutagawa was plagued by a lot of darkness within his life, and this collection definitely carries that darkness, so beware.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Murder

unboxedjack's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence