Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

303 reviews

sylvermist's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Blood, Death, Incest, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

xadrya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore is a lighthearted game of "Fuck, Marry, Kill" between the main character, Kafka, and

his mother, father, and sister

. Naturally, when presented with such a strange dilemma, you can only do one thing: nod. And Kafka does just that, nodding at virtually every line of dialogue he can get his hands on. In any case, Haruki Murakami manages to create a genuine masterpiece that paints vivid the battle between our deepset desire for control and the fact that we simply have none. Kafka on the Shore will leave you shaking by the end; if not from its themes, then from its well-realized characters and carefully-crafted plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

dustspectre's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Sexual content

toastgesnackt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? No

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual assault, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Gore, Blood, Self harm, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia

jppineda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

lettucelechuga's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

I’m only giving it 3 stars bc the writing is just good and the magical realism is very magically realistic!! but dear lord this was SUCH a PAINFUL read , i could not in good conscience recommend this book to anyone. Made me cry in public, almost vomit a couple times, simply awful reading experience.
If anyone recommends this book to u, they ur opp‼️‼️‼️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gore

kazamaria's review against another edition

slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

wint3r's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

Moderate: Incest

dirtbagdemimonde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Maybe it's just me, but I think if you enjoyed The Master and Margarita, this is another good one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Murder, and Blood

kungfupanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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