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epeolatri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War, Addiction, and Animal death
meowster18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Suicide
uhhlexiconic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexism
readingwithcoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There is some violent misogyny in the book but I would not say it was ever condoned by the book. I said the book was diverse bc while the cast is entirely Japanese and largely one family there are two disabled characters. One with an intellectual disability and another with a stammer.
At times the writing was pretty convoluted and while I was able to guess and follow a long for the most part and tell what was meant to be a red herring I can see why some reviewers find that frustrating. I do think the book does a lot of telling vs showing unfortunately that I hope decreases in his other works.
That said there is a meta quality to the book that I found Sometimes interrupted the flow of the book but I think someone might find endearing of the author or very annoying even if I was more in the middle and it some what reminded me of “The woman in the Library” by Gentil even if that wasn’t outright the author interrupting the book and more smooth and interesting to me personally. I would consider giving the book a shot if you like murder mysteries!
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Murder, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, and Death of parent
Minor: Colonisation and Emotional abuse
buddenbrooks_97's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder
ginnyb412's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny
linguaphile412's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, War, Car accident, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
dorsetreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Gore, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
notartgarfunkel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Death
Minor: Mental illness, Addiction, Ableism, Animal death, and War
optionalobjectives's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Violence