Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

442 reviews

grace_concepcion's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.5

This is THE WEIRDEST book I have ever read. I thought this was going to be a story about a girl who thought she was an alien…and it is but there’s SO MUCH more to it. Certain scenes were hard to get through (check trigger warnings). I did like how the author pointed out the pressures that are put on women in society. But be warned, this book is VERY weird and VERY disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Gore

crimsonjoy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Murder, Incest, Violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Vomit

wrenjuniper's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

I read this all in one day, its very graphic and extremely hard to get through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Bullying, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

glassflowrr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

What the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Body shaming

jeonhui's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Rape

maggierish's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Read the content warnings! The cover and quote on the front make this out to be lighthearted, but it gets dark fast. By the end you’ll be sitting in silence thinking about what you’ve just read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Suicide

majorchachi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Body horror

bxnnny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

i actually don't even know what to say about this book, for real. it made me so sad and disturbed. please check content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Murder, and Violence

chapters one and two contain instances of child abuse. chapter two contains very graphic instances of pedophelia and fairly graphic instances of incest between two minors as well as suicidal ideation, a suicide attempt, and talks of suicide. chapter four contains a fairly graphic murder. chapter six contains very graphic violence, murder, gore, and cannibalism. very heavy themes of mental illness and psychosis throughout.

green1048's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Gruesome and gory

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Bullying, Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

courtneypat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism