Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Uma Questão de Conveniência by Sayaka Murata

236 reviews

readingwithtemperance's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was unputtdownable. I read it in just a few hours. Keiko's inner monolog was just so interesting. I found her work very relaxing and comforting. 

This book really sheds a light on how demanding society can be. And how we put ourselves and others under so much pressure. 

Shiraha on the other hand was SO annoying. And I really could have gone my whole life without meeting him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Stalking

slaywithsteph's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Antiasexualism

maddykes13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Sexual harassment

bellsdixon's review against another edition

challenging funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

gemmu's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love quirky and morally gray characters, so this book was really up my alley. I even found the main character quite relatable at times. 

At some points the story felt almost thriller-like - but not for the reasons you might think. Keiko Furukura's uncommon thoughts - although, a bit creepy - were not the reason for my uneasiness at times. Instead, all the other characters created the pressure of uncertainty. You couldn't be quite sure when they would push Keiko, or anyone else outside the social norms, too far. Personally I just don't like noisy people, which probably caused me the most discomfort while reading.

Over all, one of the best books I have read for a while <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death and Stalking

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol

charlie_woodchipper's review against another edition

lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Impressive how this was successfully made into something somewhat lighthearted. It was a bit unsettling at times, and could easily have been turned into a horror book. But it wasn't, and that made the experience special, different. I don't think I've read something quite like that before. It tackled extreme obsession without being violent or gory or creepy. It made convenient stores appear cozy and homy somehow, because of the protagonist point of view 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual harassment

_al's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective fast-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? Yes

3.5

3.5/75 out of 5 stars and I genuinely enjoyed but also in the middle I kinda got confused if we meant to read Keiko as a character and the entire book in general as a satire or its just a nice message and that Keiko meant to break from the desire to "blend in". Obviously in the end it was the second but I think it got jumbled a bit (even though Keiko was hilarious)
Still, the book was very enjoyable and I liked Keiko as main character. The themes and message was also kinda echoing some my personal struggles and long existing thoughts, so that's also nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death

e28rika's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

soniaiscool's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

just an autistic girl with a special interest in convenience stores

A funny take on prescribed expectations from society 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Stalking