After a couple of hours of sitting with my thoughts after finishing this book I have decided to give it 3 stars. There were many lines in this book that were beautifully written and I really enjoyed the way Dazai wrote. I also enjoyed the very beginning of this book (mainly the main characters childhood) and the last 20-30 pages. That being said, there was so much misogyny and sexist thoughts from Yozo I find it hard to give it a higher rating (even considering the time in which the book was written/ took place). I also found it easier to relate to Yozo and how deeply he thought about human beings and feeling like he was "no longer human" until he decided to blame these feelings on women. Overall, an interesting read that left me feeling empty, can't say I would recommend this book to anyway but am not upset I read it.