Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

18 reviews

flinx8's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, Torture, Suicide, and Bullying

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Pedophilia

Minor: Genocide

noblelandmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

btrz7's review against another edition

funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Fatphobia, Grief, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pedophilia, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and War

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

of course, i was a fan of the movie adaptation and found it to be a fun and enjoyable ride that i wasn't expecting. i found out it was based off of a book, and though i don't normally read books that were adapted into movies/shows if i've seen the movie/show first, i read the reviews and decided to give it a go. i found the book to be interesting and fun, but not quite as much as the movie and i overall liked how the story unfolded in the movie better. tangerine and lemon were just as much of the show-stealers in the book as they were in the movie and i enjoyed reading their sections as well as obviously nanao/ladybug's sections. i wished that there had been more going on in the book that maybe wasn't shown in the movie but i honestly felt like the movie was more fleshed out than the book, which i feel should be the opposite. there was also some weird parts towards the beginning regarding a character in drag or who may have been trans that didn't sit right with me and i wish had been left out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

Minor: Transphobia

one of the main characters is clearly a psychopath/sociopath and several of the chapters are written in their perspective. i found some of the content to be a lot, particularly if you have dealt with narcissm/abuse in some capacity.

eicaxy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Child abuse

daniellew03cd3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Transphobia

raspinky's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Animal cruelty

oceanwriter's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

If you have knowledge of Japanese culture and literature, this is probably an enjoyable book. Unfortunately, I am not all too familiar with these things and found myself lost throughout most of the story.

The plot itself is fairly simple — five assassins on a train and a briefcase. I really couldn't tell you much more than that. The characters all blended together for me and I could never remember who was who (and I wasn't invested enough to put a great effort into doing so).

I got more of a heist vibe from this story than a thriller. I think I would have enjoyed the book a lot more if I was better acquainted with Japanese literature. It felt slow yet hectic which was an odd combination, and the names were confusing to me as well. Definitely a situation where the problem is my personal preference rather than the book itself (although I have nothing to compare it to in this genre). If not for this being a book club read, I wouldn't have bothered to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

Minor: Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Bullying