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luciebonk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Classism
pickledponyo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Classism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Violence, Mental illness, Self harm, and Torture
alexandrabelze's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death and Eating disorder
o3ovin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is an amazing quick read that manages the careful balance of asking questions about life, death, and morality while being told through the perspective of a child believably. I would highly recommend checking the trigger warnings before picking it up as it does get incredibly heavy at some points. I will definitely be reading more by Mieko Kawakami.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Ableism, Cursing, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent and Classism
fairygodfish's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit
lambclown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Classism
Minor: Vomit and Medical trauma
robinks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Body shaming, Medical content, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
madelinequinne's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Blood, Classism, Medical content, and Violence
yuyuv's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Eating disorder, Ableism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and Sexual assault
sofiadanielle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don’t think I quite grasped the deeper meaning to what Kawakami wrote, though my heart ached for the two main characters; more so, I felt myself angered by the kids around them and how they were treated.
Between Kojima and Momose’s worldviews, I found myself.. A little torn? I don’t really entirely believe either one of them, nor do I know how I feel about their sentiments on a deeper level.
I wish I could say I enjoyed the book more, but aside from feeling challenged/sad/angered by the content, I feel that the book missed its mark with me.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Bullying, Classism, and Violence