Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

7 reviews

mixuchi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

If the women and sexual scenes had not been written this way, my rating would've been higher. I actually did not mind the ending for what it was, even though people do not like open-ended endings. I really thought the random story about a guy having only a month to live and being able to see these colors would go anywhere.

I also wonder what happened to Haida and I wished it was more explored and not left the way it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Murder

xxonionxx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Suicide attempt

keidzi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

Norwegian Wood meets magical realism. The worldbuilding is top-notch (expected nothing less), yet it lacks the character studies that I always enjoy in his novels. Not his best work in my opinion, but not that bad in itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

rosemary9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

dagoth_ur's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

Ok my first actual murakami book, I started Kafka on the shore and advidly disliked it (however I would like to reread it as I have matured a lot since then) I really enjoyed this

• I really like how gripping this was despite when you think about nothing really happens
• The character development is so subtle from how he starts eating well and no longer feeling scuicudal
• I really wanted to know what was up with sara
• I also probably really liked this book because I am a lot alike to the main dude
• But what happens to Haida? And what was up with that homoerotic tension twords  the end of their friendship?????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Miscarriage

mudkipmillie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I’m not going to claim that this book is perfect, but it was perfect for me at the time in my life when I read it. This book deals with how it feels to be abandoned or “ghosted” by everyone who you have ever loved. It also explores how it feels to leave home for the first time, and life in your early 20s. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who us leaving for college for the first time. It is also my favorite book by Murakami which is saying a lot because I have read 9 of his novels. Also, this book has some heavy themes so PLEASE read the content warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

nefie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Pregnancy