Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

20 reviews

cdnalle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, and Torture

luxucore's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

ah finally a ryu murakami book that made me thing that his “coin locker babies” was somehow magically written not by him but by some greater force and i just appropriated hashi and made him my oc 

but in general idk until recently i was comfortable with reading about mental illness and inner monologue similar to mine with all the intrusive thoughts but here it’s kinda unsettling 

maybe i’ll change my opinion

description of trauma here vs in “earthlings” by sayaka murata 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Rape, Gore, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

beefstick's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Self harm, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

szpetot's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Incest, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

malinacwalina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

lazymajou's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

i_amdiane's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Cursing

berrytoki's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

2.5

well its good pulp fiction

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

akira_outofthegravity's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The most anxiety inducing book I’ve read so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Mental illness, and Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual violence

godmeat's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Self harm