Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

71 reviews

nmruss's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Torture, and War

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit

jacob_dion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Torture, War, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Cursing, Car accident, Incest, Rape, and Vomit

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Incest and Suicide

toves's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

As someone in-between jobs & on a wild goose chase for an indefinable something that is trapped somewhere in an incomprehensible psychic labyrinth--this book really resonated with me. Sometimes you have to go down into the deepest well you can find and just sit there.

This is my second time reading this book--I read it in high school and remembered it being 'dreamlike and chill'. Was very surprised at the level of graphic content. You'd think I would have remembered That One Part in Lt. Mamiya's Long Story, at the very least! Wow!

Thanks to this book I: cooked pasta while listening to the overture to 'The Thieving Magpie' (& I agree with Mr. Wind-up Bird; it's a good time), took photos of my ears, now refer to the ducks at my local park as 'the duck people'. I still want to: write a description of the alley behind my house, spend a day at the mall staring at people's faces.

LISTEN, TLDR: IS THE CAT OK?:

Yes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, War, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Physical abuse

geonox's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Child death, and Child abuse

maybealexisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Blood, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexism and Xenophobia

grace_ocb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a wild ride. It felt like a fever dream throughout and the magical realism was both enchanting and terrifying. I was fascinated by the narration and all of the larger-than-life characters. I finished the book and immediately had to go read theories on the story and breakdowns of what had happened. I found the ending perfectly fitting and very satisfying in a way I wasn’t expecting. Definitely one of the more challenging books I’ve read lately and totally worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

cassidy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I don't know what to make of this book yet.. but this reddit thread is helping https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/1iuo7j/just_finished_wind_up_bird_chronicle_anyone_want/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

irinalast's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Toxic relationship, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Pregnancy, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Mental illness

saskia6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

after i finished this book i was sobbing hysterically but i couldn’t possibly say why. this hit me so hard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Vomit