Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

75 reviews

prince_philips_butthole's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

ballister's review

dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Uh holy shit what did I just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Gore

morbidlysadcat's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

calthapalustris's review

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

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

ropalimpia's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely the weirdest book I've ever read. Not really a bad thing, just an observation. It's not a book for the faint of heart; I'd pay attention to the content warnings since the worst things this book does tends to be done graphically. I want to read this book again in the future since it's definitely something I want to look at again knowing all the themes and while trying to unbury the metaphors. It's an interesting study in the difficulties of conformity and achieving true autonomy, and though it's through a Japanese lens, it does feel like it applies to most places. I will be careful when recommending this book, because it's definitely not one that most people should read. It feels very niche in its delivery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

nicolinebl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

This book was definitely an experience. I honestly didn't expect this book to be so dark so it was a bit of a shock. Definitely well written but my god is it gruesome. Heavy topics, a story that keeps you on your toes till the end and a very special main character. I'm still not certain if it's real or fake. To them at least it was real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

nabila99's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

what to say about this book?

i never, ever finish books in one sitting, but i literally could not put this down. what an absolutely unique, gripping, heartbreaking, uncomfortable, visceral, fascinating story. mental illness, alienation, trauma, abuse, and survival in capitalist patriarchy are handled so well. despite the insanity of the plot, i found myself deeply relating to natsuki's distress with "the factory", and the feeling of literally being an alien. the ending was bizarre and cathartic and perfect.

i don't think a book has ever made me cycle through so many emotions in the span of a few hours. natsuki, yuu, and tomoya will stay with me for a long, long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit

pluvioviophile's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

definisi orgil😱😨😰😭😭 
gue suka banget cara author gabungin fantasi masa kecil dan mabok gegara taking the idea of selfish gene too far lol

permasalahan karakter utama dalam memandang society mirip sama CSW. cuma di sini lebih absurd, jijik, dan ngenes.
suka bgt sama setiap twist di buku ini, bikin gue ngga nyangka apa yg terjadi. kerenlah, pokoknya such a page turner bgtttt!!

sumpah gue sedih bgt pas natsuki cerita alesan dia pake baju  item, trus pas emaknya treat her so badly. trus juga kaget pas dia cerita kalo dia udah nikah. jadi bikin kepo lahhh ni bocah kenapa??? 
sejujurnya, gue kasihan sm natsuki, suaminya, dan yuu yang punya background keluarga tidak menyenangkan sampai bikin mereka jadi somehow messed up

 

bintang 4,75 soalnya

cannibalism is just too much for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts