Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

47 reviews

okkqtsu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

jocelyndolence's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

honestly i felt sick reading this. it’s very, very graphic. i might do a more in depth review for anyone thinking about reading this just because of how many content warnings this book has. the writing is immaculate and wonderfully done, but so wonderfully done that everything described and done just leaves a sour taste in your mouth and a turning stomach in its wake. all though i cannot say i enjoyed this book because of this, i do think it was a very well written and disturbing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

ertbert's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Gore, Mental illness, Stalking, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

reading_bear's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual assault

loganmoluccan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cannibalism, Misogyny, Classism, and Animal death

Minor: Self harm

beefstick's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

antaresrises's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Self harm

Prostitution, sex, graphic but non-erotic sexuality, underage girlfriend

ivan_tw's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tense and vicious, I couldn't put it down. An intense horror story that still had a lot to say about the world and the people that inhabit it. It's interestingly structured - the plot basically ends 2/3 of the way through, and the remainder of the novel is just the characters having an almost philosophical dialog that reframes everything that came before it. Still it remained gripping until the very last sentence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

cupcait's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Classism, War, Alcohol, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Vomit

sassylk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty