Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Revenge: A Novel by Yōko Ogawa

29 reviews

jan_coco_day's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Eleven short stories that are interconnected by dark strings that weave a tapestry of misery and violence in the lives of the characters who inhabit it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Animal death, Murder, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

lit_as_fakh's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

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

typedtruths's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Murder

savvylit's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Revenge is an entertaining and fast-paced read. Though billed as horror, this collection is more creepy and unsettling than scary. There is loads of murder, a heart beating outside of the body, a museum of torture instruments, and more. Ogawa skillfully weaves these interconnected lives together in a way that's intriguing and satisfying.

If you're in the mood for quick and creepy, look no further than this collection!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Violence

etherealsuju's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Car accident, 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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

quite a few of these were misses to me which lowered the rating despite some pretty good stories. i don’t know if i would consider them horror stories though. most were pretty tame imo. i did like how they all connected though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, and Torture

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Child death