Reviews tagging 'Death'

Out by Natsuo Kirino

67 reviews

enchantressreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

netherzon's review

challenging dark tense

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Stalking and Fatphobia

cariboubob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism and Stalking

celbl8o's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Confinement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, 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

dollhousebooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

natreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

So this is another booktok book, and I really enjoyed it. I liked how all of the characters were around middle age. I like the dynamics. I like how it goes into some gruesome stuff, but doesn't give too much detail

(when it comes to the rape scene that happens at the very end of the book)

. The book makes the actions of the characters understandable, but not to the point of sympathy. Like, your sympathetic to their situations outside of the main act of the novel, but your not sympathetic to where they end up. I find a lot of novels have a hard time pulling this off, but this one didn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

Minor: Excrement

averyywilsonn's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

Debating between 1 or 2 stars. I wanted to like this book so much when I got it at a local bookstore and it had a black lizard vintage crime collection cover but I was oh so very wrong. 
In my opinion poorly written and extremely slow paced for a “thriller”. Which would be okay if the fillers didn’t have so much blatant misogyny and humanizing rapists…? (with no explanation and nothing added to the plot) 
The only thing I got out of this was learning how strong my persistence can be for finishing a book I hate.

Also, the ending is so awful I’m not going to elaborate on it. 
I have many questions for Natsuo Kirino.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

starfire3303's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

this is one of the best books I’ve read - the writer keeps you hooked with the main plot plus multiple sub plots there’s never really a dull moment while reading and it was like i just didn’t want to put the book down it’s truly an amazing piece of work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence

kass32's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Rape, Death, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence