Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

45 reviews

chloemcintyre's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content

haunted_klaus's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

cinderrunner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Concept is interesting but the execution could have been far better. Im not sure how much of my issues with the book are due to the translation vs the actual writing. The language felt very odd and stilted. The story dragged a lot in multiple places. We spend far too much time in Kenji's head as he critiques and runs commentary on Japan. Felt less like a thriller and more like I was reading some bitter dude's interpretation on Japanese culture and history. Even after the biggest murder happens, the pace drops right back down and continues to slag. I was honestly bored for most of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

abrunettereads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Self harm, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

vamqiric's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Murder

scumbear's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Gore, Body horror, Stalking, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Animal death, and Vomit

chikin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Vomit, Animal death, and Gore

okkqtsu's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

sailorvicki's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

what the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault