Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

47 reviews

willberry2's review against another edition

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dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.5


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limina's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The premise of the book was interesting, but in the end I don't know what I got out of this.  I won't say it's good or bad, because I can't decide.

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zoyreadabook's review against another edition

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

3.75


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stargazeartist's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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

2.0


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archiveattempt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5


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emry's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Un avvincente thriller/horror psicologico, ambientato nell'industria del sesso giapponese. Un libro abbastanza esplicito, che contiene anche alcune scene particolarmente cruente. L'ambientazione è adeguata per creare l'atmosfera giusta per la storia che l'autore vuole raccontarci e la premessa è buona.
La creazione e l'aumento della tensione è graduale, per cui l'inizio è una delle parti più deboli del libro, per quanto rimanga interessante. Il problema, però, per me è stato il finale, in quanto l'ho trovato insoddisfacente e troppo aperto per i miei gusti.

Nel complesso ho trovato la lettura di quest'opera interessante, a tratti addirittura estremamente coinvolgente, ma il finale aperto e qualche dubbio sul modo in cui viene parlato delle malattia mentale nella storia, non mi permettono di darli una valutazione maggiore. 

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