Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

4 reviews

pata's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, and Toxic friendship

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

anna_blahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.5

I have not seen the movie yet but I do think this story is probably more enjoyable on screen since the scenery is a little hard to get. Nevertheless, it is a really interesting concept, since the story is told from different people's views, but they all share a location (the bullet train). It is however quite brutal. I found some of the characters, from whose perspective the story is told, extremely annoying. This is probably why I rated the book so low. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Death

annaledbetter's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia