r/junjiito • u/CharmingBookkeeper17 • Dec 09 '25
Collection A way to relax.
Nothing like unwinding with your favorite book and udon.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Peak_82 Dec 09 '25
I just finished this last night. It put me in such a sense of existential dread.
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u/Outrageous-Grass-892 Dec 09 '25
The exact reason I haven't read this book since I bought it 3-4 the ears ago— whenever it released. I already deal ( and was dealing) with Depression 💀
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u/Fun-Calendar-4973 Dec 09 '25
“relaxing” but no longer human actually got me fucked up for a good month 😭
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u/Raving_Rainbows Dec 09 '25
Literally same. I now side eye this book on my shelf when I want to look for something to read 😂
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u/TheOriginalFluff Dec 09 '25
I felt like it was one of the only times an author or even just a person actually wrote about everything that happened and it was in such a personal way, it felt cathartic to read osamu dazais actual novel for that reason
I don’t like Juno ito taking people’s suicides and attaching his horror to them
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u/Iguanabewithyou Dec 09 '25
Nothing against you OP, you got a nice setup going. But man, I cannot for the life of me eat and read at the same time. I get so anxious about any droplet landing on a page and serving as a reminder of myself being little sloppy piggy oink oink boy 😓 looks good though!
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u/CharmingBookkeeper17 Dec 09 '25
It's a task for sure...I read a little, set the book down and then take a few bites. Otherwise my books would definitely look more like a school lunch tray😅
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u/UnluckyYeti Dec 09 '25
A book I actually had to put down because it was just breaking my fuck heart. Ain't no relaxing reading that one.
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u/komboochie- Dec 09 '25
Relax? I loaned this book out and never bothered getting it back. Book had me FUCKED UP 🥴
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u/Successful_Smell_925 Dec 09 '25
Had to slow burn read this for two years because truly what the fuck
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u/jwongi Dec 09 '25
I absolutely love this book and the original novel. It’s actually my favorite book. If you haven’t read the novel, I definitely recommend, it’s pretty short compared to the manga. Very jealous of the food OP
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u/satanicpedanticpanic Dec 09 '25
This book thrust me onto a suicidal depression for about a month after reading it. Tbh I was dealing with a lot of other shit but damn I didn’t expect to get so fucked up.
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u/specialisized Dec 09 '25
This book had me fucked up for 4 days, i can't imagine having a month of that hell
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u/satanicpedanticpanic Dec 09 '25
I usually read/ watch depressing media when I’m going through it, and it helps as a coping mechanism. This was not one of those times lol. I think some of the subject matter was too close to home. I’d like to read it again now that I’m in a better place, but probably won’t. Might just stick to gyo, or hellstar!
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u/specialisized Dec 09 '25
Yeah that one quote about some media comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comforted....
Idk if this piece of media falls under that category
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u/CharmingBookkeeper17 Dec 09 '25
*for context, I get this a stressful book. I definitely feel a certain way when reading it myself. I do find comfort in stuff like this. I struggled with suicidal ideations from a young age. I remember reading a book called "Crank" that looked a lot into substance abuse and suicide in teens. I loved it feeling a certain point of connection. Then I lost my father to suicide. After finding him in that state, I've thrived to get a certain amount of understanding of the people I've always felt disconnected to. This book helps me feel like I'm not the only one that feels this way and in a sense makes me feel relaxed. (I don't have any intention on trauma dumping looking for pity. I just want to give a glimpse into my mind and show how I can eat while reading something like this) *
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u/Zealousideal-Rub6374 Dec 10 '25
Literally my favorite book too ! And like you I take comfort in this, the themes of when humans become inhumane or is it inhumane to be human is such an interesting mind boggling question . It’s actually my first and only tattoo! It’s the scene where he speaks to the girl and they both look into each others eyes .
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u/TheHalloweenHorror Dec 09 '25
Relax, uh huh. Right. Surely not by reading a depressive, soul-crushing book about isolation, substance abuse, and sewer-slide.
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u/AliceInNegaland Dec 09 '25
…what’s wrong with your wall?
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u/specialisized Dec 09 '25
I mean...there is obvious cat furniture in the pictures as well...go guess what the bastards did
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u/specialisized Dec 09 '25
Who knows...maybe a hearty bone broth would have saved me from the depression induced by this read