Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

63 reviews

akbillingsley's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Blood

ireneac's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Blood

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

asakia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Murder, and Blood

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

abdabbbbb's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Rape, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism

louisehall's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm

abbiewhitehead's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

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

pages_with_a_preoccupied_prin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found this book compelling, I thought it was well written and really enjoyed the use of language. It was suspenseful and horrific. I did feel the ending was a bit abrupt and like 'oh, that's it?'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content