Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Life For Sale by Yukio Mishima

20 reviews

toffishay's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

A really interesting premise, that quickly became flat and repetitive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Ableism, Fatphobia, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, and Transphobia

ever_unread's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The start of this book is a bit like a collection of short stories which made it feel fast to get through. Later on the plot develops and we see how these stories are linked.

How women were written grated me, they were basically just there to gratify our main character and were weak, subservient and generally pathetic. So, if this is something that grates on you too either skip this book all together or try to keep in mind the time and culture within which this was written - hard as it may be.

Overall, a bizarre, often unsettling, yet often surprisingly funny book which will have you questioning things about life you may never have considered before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

toon4mi's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

hadlihawkins's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Self harm, Classism, Sexual content, and Torture

stanbleebs's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

There were some beautiful moments and some interesting chunks of writing that kept me going. Also this book sent me down a rabbit hole of research about the author. I couldn’t help but connect his story to the main character. All this kept me reading through the bad dialogue, blatant misogyny, and bad political takes. This wasn’t an enjoyable read for me but it was an interesting experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Addiction, Ableism, Violence, and Colonisation

maxmflick's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

according_to_jojo's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Suicide attempt

crass_cookie's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

dbuoih's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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? It's complicated

1.75

Convoluted and unexpected. This is what happens when an author shamelessly inserts themselves into their writing. Mindlessly shouts into the void about bureaucracy, women, and life while praising the manly, Macguyver-esque nature of the main character, Hanio. It was reasonably fun. The description of Hanio crying in the last 3 sentences was empathetic. But not worth so much discussion of suicide for my tastes. Like Taxi Driver without the point and death of the author. Better pulp has been written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Misogyny

moraofthestory's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use