Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

62 reviews

kamurphy919's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Rape, Blood, Torture, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking

nikkkimarrry's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm

zoetennant's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexism, Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, and Rape

dzidzigerica's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Gore, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Dysphoria and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent

archivegf's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.5

there was many parts of the book that made me pause and think it was more than just a horror book in my opinion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Murder, and Blood

chloemcintyre's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content

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

viridis's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Death

cinderrunner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Concept is interesting but the execution could have been far better. Im not sure how much of my issues with the book are due to the translation vs the actual writing. The language felt very odd and stilted. The story dragged a lot in multiple places. We spend far too much time in Kenji's head as he critiques and runs commentary on Japan. Felt less like a thriller and more like I was reading some bitter dude's interpretation on Japanese culture and history. Even after the biggest murder happens, the pace drops right back down and continues to slag. I was honestly bored for most of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

arianasinger's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt