I had a similar reaction as you to No Longer Human, but the "what uneasiness lies in being loved" part is my favourite thing about the book. How I imagine the difference between "To fall for" and "what uneasiness the is in being loved" is that in the first the man is happy or proud that women are in love with him and is eager to experience pleasure, while in the second he is uneasy, because he might hurt them and he doesn't even deserve this love, and he needs to navigate the situation carefully as to not cause the girl to suffer and so on. And so the expression "to fall for" makes the "silent cathedrals of melancholy crumble" because it communicates a vulgar, macho attitude, but the "what uneasiness lies in being loved" doesn't because it communicates a gentle, compassionate attitude. I think a lot is lost in translation, I had a hard time understanding most of the book.
House of leaves has been on my tbr forever, I really need to get around to it this year
I had a similar reaction as you to No Longer Human, but the "what uneasiness lies in being loved" part is my favourite thing about the book. How I imagine the difference between "To fall for" and "what uneasiness the is in being loved" is that in the first the man is happy or proud that women are in love with him and is eager to experience pleasure, while in the second he is uneasy, because he might hurt them and he doesn't even deserve this love, and he needs to navigate the situation carefully as to not cause the girl to suffer and so on. And so the expression "to fall for" makes the "silent cathedrals of melancholy crumble" because it communicates a vulgar, macho attitude, but the "what uneasiness lies in being loved" doesn't because it communicates a gentle, compassionate attitude.
I think a lot is lost in translation, I had a hard time understanding most of the book.
House of leaves gave me ptsd😂but, I love it !!