Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Boa noite, Punpun by Inio Asano

4 reviews

connectedwings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

alfalfa_swampmeat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was the best seinen I've ever read, it has great plot development,and the characters were very well written, if u love seinen this one is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction

This was perfect

dawntin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This volume had a strong start, and it ends on a cliffhanger. From the very beginning, you already know that something is off about “Punpun” and the world he lives in. The way the adults were portrayed was funny and creepy. There’s a lot of stuff about sex and puberty, mostly from Punpun’s friend group; there’s also other topics like

domestic abuse and divorce (about Punpun’s parents)

. Punpun and his friend/crush Aiko are kids who both have strange, if not outright dysfunctional, home lives. They’re also super introspective and care about how others see them. There’s a sense of turmoil going on for them, as well as the undercurrent of climate change and an unstable economy. It’ll be interesting to see how the characters turn out in the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

This is quite good, it’s characterized through the view of the title character who is a small child so he doesn’t quite fully comprehend the severity of the things going on around him. It’s fascinating and kind of heartbreaking. I wonder where it will go in the other 6 volumes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, Self harm, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

There are scenes that amount to suggesting or showing domestic violence and pornography. This isn’t a book for children. One could argue this isn’t fully suitable for younger teens too.