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jan_coco_day's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Torture, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
heyjudecrochets's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Mental illness and Self harm
kozumethan's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Body horror, and Blood
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
The killer's motives for their actions are lackluster and dissatisfactory.
This is a story to read if you love gore, hate women, and aren't fussed about the details. This is not what I look for in horror and I think it should be categorized as Gore Porn or light Splatterpunk instead.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body shaming, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Fatphobia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, and Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship
The main character is in his twenties and dating a sixteen year old, at least one on-page victim is also a high schooler and may have been a minor.sisa_moyo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I think Murakami excels most in these shorter books. Compared to his longer book Coin locker babies which at times felt like it meandered into tangents a bit, this felt more whittled down and straight to the point.
In the miso soup is well written in my opinion, the descriptions of Frank, of Japanese night life are so vivid you can clearly picture it, and also feel the creeps from Frank. There was wonderful commentary on America vs the other, of Japanese condition, loneliness and poverty that made the book a spectacular read.
I think while the ending was vague and extremely open ended I quite enjoyed it, the lack of concrete, blatant resolution keeps one thinking about the book long after it, about what happened to each character afterward.
Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Gore, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Self harm
jordanpmck's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Animal death, Murder, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Cannibalism, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
Minor: Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Rape, and Classism
hqgazzet009's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Blood and Body horror
perpetually_isolated_being's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
calamitydane's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Body horror, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, and Fatphobia
Minor: Cannibalism
ksuiter0221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Classism