Reviews tagging 'Death'

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

135 reviews

pabi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The book grew claws and scratched me. The words have left scars, I still have questions, which is to say the ending didn't satisfy me.The descriptions of his c*ck will haunt me for days, there are too many trigger warnings I felt this book truly needed a disclaimer before certain chapters. I was intrigued, scared and disgusted, sometimes all at the same time. I truly get why some people say it's one of those stories you'll either love or absolutely despise ,in my opinion the inevitable end is that you'll be left traumatized.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, and Death

Moderate: War and Blood

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, and Animal death

lxyeey's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Murder

zonboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death of parent, Incest, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Rape

Minor: Outing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Misogyny

auliarach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Rape, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Death, Incest, and Violence

yaboiellis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Pedophilia

lydsntops's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I fell in love with this book in the first half and it slowly lost its weight through the second half. Still an amazing read and a wonderful book that left me bereft when it was complete. I thought it would be a 5 star novel but it just didn’t quite hit the mark for me. There are themes of rape and incest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Incest, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

leanne_miron's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Incest, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Transphobia

lenamarie1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Rape, Incest, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

soyboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Incest, and Sexual violence