Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Out by Natsuo Kirino

100 reviews

darkmattersoybean's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, and Blood

rinnavv's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

emil1499's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

giottoblue's review

dark fast-paced

3.25

Maybe the worst ending I have ever read in published fiction, but good up until the last few two chapters. TW for extremely gratuitous rape scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

evaskov's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

really loved the way this book slowly builds to this extreme boiling point in the ending. it takes its time to get there but it truly is like the analogy of the frog and boiling water. the tension rises so slowly that you don’t even notice a change until you think back to where it started. 

for various reasons i didn’t appreciate the very very ending. like the last 10 pages basically. Masakos development takes a turn for the worst and I didn’t like a lot of the implications behind it

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, and Alcoholism

shosh's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Murder

jan_coco_day's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

When I read Japanese literature, I somehow only pick the most quaint, cozy stories...or the most fucked up shit I've ever seen. This book is the latter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexism

natyourusual_'s review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

It gets pretty graphic and starts VERY slow, but as it kept going I found myself reading faster to reach the end. Check the content warnings because it’s a lot at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Misogyny, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Addiction, Body horror, Vomit, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

corinnf's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

couldn't put it down, unlike any other crime thriller i've read in awhile. gruesome and bleak but strangely hopeful. wasn't a single character i didn't like (even the bad ones)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Sexual assault

catcha's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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