Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

75 reviews

behemoths_spawn's review

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

annathesockaholic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Death of parent

oz2021's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

camillesim's review

dark medium-paced

I have no idea how to rate this book. It was so disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death, Blood, Gaslighting, Incest, Pedophilia, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide, and Self harm

lambclown's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Vomit, and Death of parent

rachaeldev's review

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

conbeeni's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

janylsanchez's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault

kibiiiariii's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

What did I just read... It was amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Death, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

theghostintheattic's review

dark medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Incest, Blood, Gore, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse