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abi_sometimes_reads's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The pacing felt a little off for me, sometimes moving very slowly and other times skipping over fairly long amounts of time with little indication. The ending also did not make much sense to me from what had been mentioned earlier in the book, but maybe ot requires another read through.
liz_rath's review
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This stuck with me a lot more than I expected. It reads lagely like a standard ShÅsatsu and suffers from many of the classic issues of the genere. It's pretty unfocused at times and jumps around in time a little too much. I lost focus part way through a few times. But the translation reads very smoothly (not necessarily a given for japanese books) and the prose is at times very impactful. I really liked some of the themes in touches on and I surprisingly have come back to ponder on them. However the "twists" at the end and just the entire climax plainly did not work and they were honestly kind of stupid. It felt like the author was still missing about ten pages in the draft and just decided to send his main character on a random side quest that thematically had little to do with the rest of the book which is what substantially knocked down my rating
Graphic: Stalking and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
nimuezor's review
3.5
What a strange little book, not really sure I would recommend being in the mind of an incell
gabivitale's review
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pexadillo's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Stalking
booksnpunks's review
dark
tense
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
2.0
zathuriel's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Child death, Suicide, and Murder
nitroglycerin's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The ending? What even happened.
charlonka's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5