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themeanfrench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Blood
sunnymushroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia
Minor: Classism and Blood
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Cancer
Minor: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
e11en's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.25
Graphic: Infertility, Blood, and Pregnancy
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Infertility
Moderate: Cancer, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Eating disorder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Acephobia/Arophobia, Incest, Body shaming, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Death
clarityandchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, Grief, and Pregnancy
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Speaking of, the thoughts and conversations around sexuality came as a pleasant surprise for me. I was not expecting such a nuanced approach to asexuality and the struggles that often come with being a sex-repulsed asexual, but Kawakami did a wonderful job exploring the complexities of sexuality, especially when considering other matters such as gender and childbearing. I appreciated that Kawakami didn’t make a huge fuss about giving Natsuko (the protagonist) a label or concrete idea of why she’s so sex-repulsed and, instead, allowed thoughts to flow freely in a way that felt authentic to anyone trying to work out their sexuality.
Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Death, and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood
Minor: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Suicide attempt
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
2.5
See an in-depth review at my blog.
Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia
Moderate: Medical content, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Incest, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, and Rape
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
Also contains passages about menstruation and artificial insemination.