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montyroz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
themadbloodstone'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Minor: Misogyny
soobooksalot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Alcohol
sspaghettiboness's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
But this is not a love story.
It was extremely painful to read, at many points. So many other characters were constantly pointing to the faults in Aoyama’s mental gymnastics to prove his beliefs right. It made me want to stick my hands into the pages and just slap his face.
The last two chapters are, of course, a dazzling masterpiece of macabre. This is the second time I’ve noticed Ryu using this particular method of violence, which I found very interesting. I don’t want to say more and give it all away, but, the last chapter had me white knuckling the book.
I could go on and on about how much I love Ryu, probably forever, but I digress. Yet another amazing read. I wish more of his works were translated into English.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gore, Torture, and Violence
owlribbon's review
3.5
Graphic: Torture, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, and Death
doomluz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Body horror, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual content
mariafernanda993'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
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Torture
chloseencounter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Death, and Animal cruelty
gasolinecupcake's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
The movie is my favorite movie of all time so maybe I'm a bit biased
Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Pedophilia, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Gore
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
-An animal dies -There is a whole chapter which is dedicated to sex that the characters have. It's pretty descriptiveterroraaa'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
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Animal death