Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

18 reviews

atwgrant's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A unique but brutal story, which discusses themes of Japanese culture and life whilst also dealing with murders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

lreeve'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Animal death, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Torture, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Gore, Gaslighting, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

chikin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Vomit, Animal death, and Gore

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

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

ellislilylovestoread'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

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