Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

88 reviews

chloe_hazel's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Incest

readingpicnic's review against another edition

3.75

Wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

nate_b's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Really sucks you into a view of the everyday in a new way. Eerie and also disturbing at the same time. This book was not incredibly fun or interesting in terms of the story itself but it was so well told and the narrator did a charming job that I had to keep listening.

There are a few passages that haunt me long after I've finished it, where the protagonist reflects on her experiences and reasoning and relationships...

Ultimately I think this book could be used by psychology professors as a fantastic example of

dissociation as a result of trauma. It was captivating to see her worldview slowly realign itself and justify the way things are and what she needs to do to survive. Less a novel of plot than a character study in that way.

Not for the squeamish!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

calthapalustris's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The most horrendous, vile, fucked up shit I've ever read. Nothing compares to this book. Thoroughly enjoyed it (while clasping a hand over my mouth constantly)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

silverfronds's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I liked this so much better than Convenience Store Woman, and actually read it in a single day. That being said, this was probably one of the more disturbing things I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Gore, Incest, and Murder

faerie_child's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Misogyny, and Suicide

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful tragic story that ends in a wild way I never could have predicted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

sofie_puzzlemaster5000's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, and Child abuse

kierasmith's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Body horror, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

soppysays's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gore, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Animal death