Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Out by Natsuo Kirino

23 reviews

darkmattersoybean's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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lilly_koonce's review

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challenging dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

All the characters in this book are terrible people, but despite this, I found the book engaging up until the end, which was bizarre. Also, I'd really like an explanation for why all the male characters we get are misogynistic, ageist (towards women specifically), and pedophiles who all somehow have a thing for 43-year-old Masako.
Tw: Murder, Rape, Sexual Assault, Pedophiles, dismemberment, etc)…

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rinnavv's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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shosh's review

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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karly_ackley's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense 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

3.0


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poubelleboi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Beh, che dire. “Le quattro casalinghe di Tokyo” non si fa mettere giù. Mentre non lo leggevo fantasticavo di starlo leggendo e mentre lo leggevo non volevo smettere. Direi che quello che mi ha tenuto attaccato è stata la facilità con cui ci si può rispecchiare nei personaggi principali, le quattro casalinghe. Sono persone tutto sommato regolari con problemi che molti hanno ma all’improvviso vengono risucchiate in una situazione assolutamente straordinaria che mi ha fatto chiedere cosa farei io al loro posto. E poi è anche semplicemente intrattenente.

Il finale… è strano. Non capisco le motivazioni di Masako per aver improvvisamente cambiato opinione e sentimenti su Satake. La mia interpretazione è che si è accorta che entrambi cercavano la libertà e si è sentita vicina a lui per questo. Ma pensavo che la libertà cercata da Masako fosse la libertà di vivere la sua vita lasciandosi alle spalle una famiglia di cui non si sentiva più parte, che mi sembra ben diversa dalla libertà di Satake di possedere e uccidere donne. A meno che Masako non anelasse a una libertà dalla morale, che potrebbe anche essere, considerato che ha preso al volo la prima occasione per fare qualcosa di illegale. Non so, opinioni?

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a1exander's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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beetaire's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

A long read but intense and gripping story. Really loved it.

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peach0's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

5.0


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runefactories's review

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

2.5

started strong but ruined by the dogshit ending

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