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kozumethan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
The killer's motives for their actions are lackluster and dissatisfactory.
This is a story to read if you love gore, hate women, and aren't fussed about the details. This is not what I look for in horror and I think it should be categorized as Gore Porn or light Splatterpunk instead.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship
The main character is in his twenties and dating a sixteen year old, at least one on-page victim is also a high schooler and may have been a minor.sisa_moyo's review
- 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
I think Murakami excels most in these shorter books. Compared to his longer book Coin locker babies which at times felt like it meandered into tangents a bit, this felt more whittled down and straight to the point.
In the miso soup is well written in my opinion, the descriptions of Frank, of Japanese night life are so vivid you can clearly picture it, and also feel the creeps from Frank. There was wonderful commentary on America vs the other, of Japanese condition, loneliness and poverty that made the book a spectacular read.
I think while the ending was vague and extremely open ended I quite enjoyed it, the lack of concrete, blatant resolution keeps one thinking about the book long after it, about what happened to each character afterward.
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm and Forced institutionalization
jordanpmck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
yuuqen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Of course, I'm not sure there is such a thing as a real self. You could ransack your innards looking for the real you and never find it—slice yourself open and all you'll find is blood and muscle and blood.
Este es mi segundo libro de Ryū Murakami (El primero fue Audition). Se nota que tiene opiniones muy marcadas que no teme mostrar en su escritura. In the Miso Soup es una meditación interesante sobre las cosas que oriente y occidente aman, fetichisan y odian sobre la otra. Si bien el "antagonista" era obvio desde muy temprano en el libro, no por eso lo hizo menos tenso. La paranoia es un estado constante en donde la pregunta no es quién si no cuándo. Y cuando finalmente llega la explosión de violencia (Porque demora en llegar, y ese a mi parecer es su gran defecto), no decepciona.
Reconozco que, desde un punto de vista cultural, muchas referencias pasaron por sobre mi cabeza. Es muy probable que haya disfrutado mucho más el libro si mi conocimiento sobre la cultura japonesa fuera más extenso. Lo de la sopa de miso por ejemplo, no terminé de entender pero la puse en mi lista de alimentos que tengo que probar :). Creo que ese no era el punto pero bueno.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Self harm
yer_real_da's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Murder
bethany01'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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
kpombiere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit
mnstr_qn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What is it about? A seedy underside of Japan, mental illness, and murder, played out under a cat and mouse game between the two main players.
Real talk, spoilers -
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
natalieanya's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Murder