Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Revenge: A Novel by Yōko Ogawa

11 reviews

martynabrzana's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Blood, Child death, Animal death, and Murder

lucylou's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

This started slow for me, but after the first reveal

that all these stories are connected (although some rather loosely)

I couldn’t put it down. I would say these stories are less horrifying and more unsettling, but a quick enjoyable read nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Murder

sunshinemagik's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

The stories in this collection are haunting. They're very atmospheric and there was always an undercurrent of creeping dread. Greatly enjoyed this collection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Violence, Gore, Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Infidelity, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy

katkinslee's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

durrareadsstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I am so lost I don't even know what to rate this book. did I enjoy it? I don't think feeling disturbed and puzzled can count as having fun. not in my case anyway. but is it a good book? I mean, yes. it's definitely well written, and the way the individual stories can be read as standalones but are somehow related to one another is pretty genius. but honestly what the actual heck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

jake_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed this collection of subtly creepy, dreamlike stories. I was reminded of Bae Suah's Untold Night and Day in particular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

surlyjackson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Medical content, Death, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt

spacerocks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, and Murder