Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Tokio blues (Norwegian Wood) by Haruki Murakami

124 reviews

salm0n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

amehlia's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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 and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

clarissa_lily's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jadew2000's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

elecktralit's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

rebeccajben's review against another edition

dark funny 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

1.0

No more Sofia book recs. This was garbage. I thought murakami was supposed to be good….????? His depictions of mental illness are deeply disturbing and problematic, and his obsession with sex is just EXHAUSTING. This took years off my life. 293 pages I’ll never get back.

P.S. it should be noted that Sofia did not enjoy the book she just made me read it bcuz she did and she feels the same way I do. #redeemed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying

ameliap_xo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

SADDEST BOOK EVER. I am thinking about it MONTHS later. Difficult read at points and tons of trigger warnings but is very reflective. Main character I found morally ambiguous but Murakami writes it so well that you still find yourself backing him at points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nofacelif's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Although I enjoyed the storytelling, Murakami can't write women characters. Especially Naoko and Midori's narrations are super misogynistic and male gaze-y. Midori is the embodiment of the manic pixie dream girl. While Naoko is the beautiful sad girl. Rekio, Naoko's roommate, is this older, wiser woman who is still beautiful (the wrinkles on her face are emphasized so much throughout the book). Also, the interaction between Reiko and the 13-year-old girl was not only pedophilic but also unnecessary to the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

ahnminjim's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

bseigel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship