Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Out by Natsuo Kirino

4 reviews

a1exander's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

perkyanda's review

dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

This one was hard to rate because I really loved a lot of it…And then it went off the rails and had

this horrible weird ending that didn’t seem to fit with the whole beginning part of examining female interpersonal relationships and what can drive normal people to commit gruesome crimes. Like sexual Siam was a smaller theme earlier so I guess it’s not shocking that’s where it went, we saw it in multiple characters early on, I wasn’t expecting it to be the denouement.||

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Excrement, Gore, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Dementia, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

cadimy's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

So dark and disturbing, but well written. I could not put it down and I will not be forgetting this book in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Stalking, Fatphobia, and Sexism

hindyjoyce's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.75

I was interested enough to finish the book and see how it would end but ultimately this book just wasn’t for me and i didn’t know exactly what i was getting myself into. 

This book had some really gruesome scenes, that gave me the chills to read. I will applaud the writing, the writing in this book is AMAZING. I don’t read many thrillers because I don’t usually get the feeling of being “thrilled” by them but this had me on the edge of my seat. I would rate it higher but I just felt like the ending fell flat and I still don’t understand some of the choices made by the Matsuko and as a result the ending fell flat for me. 

Also, please look into content warnings before reading this, it’s not just about a wife killing her husband. It’s explores the human psyche and the idea that there is no “good guy”, it’s also a commentary of the darkness within, and how society treats women that try to conform and those that try to diverge from the norm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Sexism