Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami

22 reviews

dniespal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death of parent, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, War, Sexual content, Death, Animal death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Dysphoria, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

enoemo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The way Murakami writes women in this novel (although I heard this might be true for his other works as well) is... specific, so be prepared for that. The prose, however, is beautiful. I loved the style of writing apart from some really uncomfortable or clumsy moments regarding well, women, or their behaviour, or how they work according to the narrators. Nakata was my favourite character, I have so much love for him. This was, despite its flaws, unlike anything I have ever read and I would recommend it to anyone who has carefully considered all the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Incest, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Death, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

adibasultana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I am conflicted on how to feel about this book. It was very poetic, symbolic, and I loved the actual storyline. However every female is written disgustingly and I can’t overlook the sexual content - every sexual encounter is deeply disturbing, unethical and rapey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pedophilia, Torture, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood and Colonisation

neoeuph's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Death, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia and Deadnaming

ufxefug's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Animal death, and Transphobia

Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It's a very interesting book and concept. Definitely something fresh. It's amazing how it's like reading to book but is one cohesive story. Amazing how the autor makes such an amazing story that makes you want to read more to find out every detail of what is happening. This story is for people to not read it sounds like maniac speach. But still such a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Dementia, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying

kia_y_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, Death, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Incest and War

raeofsunshyne's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Pedophilia

jlr14's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

kathrodrig's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

murakami never write women ever again challenge please  

this book reminded me why i love the breath of life you can only find in magical realism and how beautifully a mind can color the hue of ink with an overlay of psychology and descriptions that shape words into a hand capable of rolling the film within the wrinkles of your brain

and then i got to the scene with

sakura who casually touches a fifteen year old runaway boy with no family to go back to and the whole maybe incest situation with miss saeki who indulges the yearning of, again, a FIFTEEN year old boy and has sex with the ghost of her dead lover by proxy

and also any other woman that exists in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War