Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

2 reviews

alexcavanaugh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I would not recommend this book to anyone. This book is 500 pages. The story could've been told in 250, easily. Even if it wasn't just an edgy shock-fest, its bloated length is enough to say you should stay away. I enjoy the author's prose, but I wish he had channeled it differently, and kept it brief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Gore, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

brainemptyjust's review against another edition

This book started off quite well, then it just went downhill.
By the end the plot just gets completely out of hand to a point, where I just couldn’t finish these last 3%, because it was such pile of nonsense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Excrement, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Sexism