Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

7 reviews

m4rtt4's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Not necessarily bad, but boring and wayyyy too long. The magical realism was good as always, too bad there was so little of it.

If I took a shot every time Murakami mentions breasts, I would have died of alcohol poisoning only a couple of chapters in. It also disgusted me that Akikawa Marie existed as a character only so that he could sexualize a 13-year-old🫠

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Stalking

bella613's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book, but to be honest, after finishing it I still can’t really explain what it was about. I can remember all the pieces and how it made me feel, but it’s very difficult to put any real name to what the book is. A summary of events that happen makes it sound like a silly story and yet it’s strangely powerful. I think it’s meant to be like a great painting, one that you have to let sink in for a long time. Some parts of the book go into almost  uncomfortable detail but the descriptions are also what I loved most about the authors writing. Clearly the work of an artist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Grief, Dementia, and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Rape, Infidelity, and War

risemini's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief

williamgideon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I like the plot but it was wayyyy too dragged out. Could easily be edited down to 250/300 pages. Not worth the time it takes to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Incest, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

elioreadsbooks's review

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia and Infidelity

jameslyons's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Genocide

sneako's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Grief, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Torture

some more content notes: lengthy discussions of the sudden death of a parent, and the sudden death of a sibling (as memories from the past, not current events). / there is a creepy relationship which is never explicitly said to be pedophilic or incestuous but is sort of implied that it might be, and it involves some stalking. there is no violence against the child, however. / there is also a scene in which a character asks the protagonist to choke her during sex which brings him to some dark psychological places. / the rape scene is a dream/fantasy and does not occur in "real life." / there is a decapitation scene which is brief but bloody and graphic. / there is discussion of war crimes including the various mass killings of nazi germany, kristallnacht, and the nanking massacre.