so-soschoolgirl focuses on a single day in a young girl's life and captures her inner thoughts in which she struggles with conflicting feelings and expectations. I found this one was an easier read than the
other 3. I felt similarities between her not wanting to grow into a woman (adult). I certainly wish I could go back to being a young girl again. So many responsibilities as an adult is quite tiring.
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"Schoolgirl" is one day in the life of a young teenage girl in post-war Japan. The author's own depression colors the pages, and the girl is anything but happy. She is overwhelmed by trying to figure everything out: who she is, who she wants to be, what society & tradition wants from her, how to be a good daughter, how to grieve her father, and how to deal with a body quickly becoming that of a woman rather than a girl. (Cont. in comments)
pickI came along this book while reading Days At The Morisaki Bookshop and was intrigued. Dazai writes about the day of a Tokyo schoolgirl in 1937. The writing has something of a stream of consciousness, we're right in her thoughts the whole time. I really felt like being thrown back into my own teen days, sometimes feeling like an adult, then acting like a child again. The writing style is rather literate, but this somehow fits the atmosphere.
"Heaven forbid if beauty were to have substance. Genuine beauty is always meaningless, without virtue. It goes without saying. Which is why I love rococo."
"I felt like trying to cry. I held my breath for a good while, in order to make my eyes bloodshot, and I thought I might be able to squeeze out a tear, but it was no good."
Looks like this is next. I love Japanese literature! 🇯🇵
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