Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Audition by Ryū Murakami

78 reviews

wtrac's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

werewolfprince's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

2.5

If you’re expecting something sinister and worthwhile throughout the book… you’re in the wrong place. The majority of this book is a long lead up for something that happens within the last 30 or so minutes of the novel and then it just ends abruptly. Needless to say, I expected more and didn’t get that; those last 30 minutes were a little insane. Be warned, however, that there is a rather brutal animal death during the end section of this novel. Wasn’t a fan of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

mareld's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

lottie_dottie's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Animal death, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

emmablue's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Animal death

broccoli_aesthetics's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Animal death, Blood, and Gore

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark 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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Sexism, Cursing, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Medical content

scifi_rat's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Plot: 3★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 4.5★
Concept/Execution: 5★/1.5★
Characters: 2★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 0.5★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Infidelity

pranphetamine's review

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

A slow build with enjoyable writing. It felt like reading a screenplay. The ending was…a lot. It all happened so quickly and I was left feeling uncomfortable and confused. I think if

things weren’t so abrupt at the end and it unraveled a little more, or if she had more dialogue about her motive

, then this would’ve been a higher rating for me. This isn’t for everyone (I heard the film adaptation also left many feeling very disturbed), but definitely an effective horror book nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia

catgirl_luna's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence