Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

20 reviews

rkragsdale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i really enjoyed this read although i did think it was going to be a bit more gorey. once I realized it was less slasher and more psychological it really really grew on me. the characters are insane but i kind of love them ? they are NOT loveable. they need sever psychiatric help. but i love them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, and Torture

lots of spoilers. but u should probably already know that.

mzynda's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Self harm, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

ohsnapsabrina93_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Self harm

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed the flow of this story. It's disturbing, of course, but not unnecessarily. The disturbing thoughts or descriptions feel like realistic thoughts a person in this situation may have experienced. I definitely made a face and tensed up at the thought of some actions, but nothing it's not a gore-fest or written with the intent of making the reader so uncomfortable that it becomes unbearable. It's disgusting in more than one way and it makes you reconsider whether or not you really know anybody. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Medical content, Alcohol, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Rape, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

laniemax's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Abandonment, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

hmmm??? i’m still thinking about this book after reading it. some parts seemed completely unnecessary and i’m just kind of confused now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

corinnajl's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gore, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Self harm, Incest, Emotional abuse, Death, Animal death, and Abandonment

bookedbykiki's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

f18's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Infidelity, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Rape

mental health related slur

grimlo4's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Mental illness, Incest, Sexual violence, and Torture