Ningen Shikkaku
Novel
人間失格
2002/05/08
Character count70,913
Word count32,268
Unique words5,616
Words (1-occurrence)3,103
Unique kanji1,635
Kanji (1-occurrence)371
Average sentence length37.9
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue11.2%
Duration
5 h
External Rating
87 %

Now that he’s a cool college student, our anti-hero Iichan thinks his crime-solving days are behind him. Cynical, sarcastic and minimally engaged in his studies, Iichan is much more interested in his own feelings of disaffection and isolation. But despite his resolve to remain aloof, he’s pulled into the narrative when he encounters and bonds with a serial killer named Hitoshi Zerozaki – a homicidal maniac with the soul of an artist whose talent is on display at the grisly scenes of his crimes. (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Genres
Comedy
Mystery
Psychological
Tags
Crime
Philosophy
Anti-Hero
Urban
Male Protagonist
Detective
Adult Cast
University