Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

10 reviews

eviepops0161's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Addiction

lshkrk's review

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

3.5

the ending is disgusting and female characters just serve as vehicles for boosting and inflating the protagonist’s ego. have a nice read:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Minor: Mental illness, Addiction, Misogyny, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

daisiesandbees's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction

tuni's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.5

What the fuck did I just read. From the completely unlikable characters to this weird layer of misogyny covering the whole story, I hated all of it. Constant oversexualization of women, infantilization of them during sex, a ridiculously long lesbian rape scene evolving a minor, holy shit...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction

mostpeoplecallmemilo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Addiction

jessiejessj's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

I am undecided on how I feel about this book for a variety of reasons. The main character is one that I enjoyed and I found his view and his takes on life to be refreshing. He was a flawed human, but he acknowledged that fully, and there was something inherently likeable in his own measure of himself that I connected to. But I hated the women and I think that was likely a measure of my own shortcomings and my own experiences with men that made me want to shake my fist at them going “What are you doing!!! Can’t you see how depraved these men are making you? Don’t you know you deserve better?!” Maybe I am just not accustomed to Japanese literature and the themes inherent in them, but gah, this book mainly just made me mad, confused, or sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

hollieadaw's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Blood

anotherbookwithtee's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book made me feel very uncomfortable didn’t enjoy the readin experience- but as a whole it’s a very interesting book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

astridrv's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

I liked the prose: it's efficient, sensitive, poetic, natural. There are some scenes, some imagery, that will remain with me like paintings. Otherwise, I did not enjoy any of the characters, the narrator's misogyny made it hard to get through the book, and I am left to feel unsure about the value of the observations about life, death, and mental illness given throughout this tale. I will give it this: both the ending and one specific character arc added a note of mystery that will stay in my head for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Terminal illness, and Sexism

mimosakettunen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Terminal illness