bungakumi reviewed Otogizoshi by Osamu Dazai
Review of 'Otogizoshi' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I am so happy I read this! I kept reading about Dazai's sense of humor and I hadn't experienced the reality of it until I read this... I finished it one day past the 桜桃忌, which was most fitting. I adored the way Dazai interrupted the story to explain some specific parts and to bring little facts to the reader's attention. I found the way he also spoke to us readers from his sad reality during the war, most entertaining and captivating.
I am once again wondering why I bought this book in English instead of just forcing myself to read the original but I will soon enough (I bought Blue Bamboo in English as well so that will have to wait...). Still, Dazai is just a pleasure to read in English so I'm pretty sure once I get my hands on the original texts, I'll be all the more …
I am so happy I read this! I kept reading about Dazai's sense of humor and I hadn't experienced the reality of it until I read this... I finished it one day past the 桜桃忌, which was most fitting. I adored the way Dazai interrupted the story to explain some specific parts and to bring little facts to the reader's attention. I found the way he also spoke to us readers from his sad reality during the war, most entertaining and captivating.
I am once again wondering why I bought this book in English instead of just forcing myself to read the original but I will soon enough (I bought Blue Bamboo in English as well so that will have to wait...). Still, Dazai is just a pleasure to read in English so I'm pretty sure once I get my hands on the original texts, I'll be all the more captivated by his talented writing.
Can't recommend this fun book enough, especially for a reader that may not have a lot of knowledge about Japan's traditional tales.