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tamara_joy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Death, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infertility and Incest
fedelikeslego's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I’m so confused I feel like I’m high. That’s what it feels like at the end of the “experience ”. I felt so high that their discussions had perfectly made sense.
I think that the book could be divided in two parts:
- The first ⅓ of the book. Here incest and rape/pedophilia were extremely explicit and I’m not sure I liked that. Even if the love story between the kids was so cute (they were so innocent it didn’t “bothered me that much”), I don’t think that it was necessary to explicitly write for pages about all the sexual intercourses that the protagonist had. It was too much.
- The last ⅔ of the book. This part was a bit more enjoyable, and it’s more centred about what it means to live in this world and in particular in Japan. Murata definitely makes a perfect description of the Japanese society (it would probably make sense only if you lived in Japan or a similar asian country), it’s just so sad and frustrating. In the last chapter, as i said, I felt like I was high. I’m still trying to process what I red. I’m just confused, nothing else.
Movie reccomendation: The Holy mountain (1973), I felt the same way reading the book and watching the movie. Different plot, different settings, same vibes.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent
behemoths_spawn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Body shaming, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infertility, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death
rachaeldev's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexism, Body horror, and Death of parent
neviris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, Suicide, and Alcohol
calthapalustris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Infertility
Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Confinement, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Infidelity
stitchbooks22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Death, Incest, and Rape
Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infertility, Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Stalking
yas_mean_ie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
spooderman's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Stalking, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Vomit