Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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.

shutupsylvia's review against another edition

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

4.5

I found this book to be an exciting read that got straight to the action of the plot. It was a great psycho thriller, that didn’t overstay its welcome or try to redeem its characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

ariluno_'s review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

mossroot'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Taking about 2 hours to read, Piercing was amazing. As a fan of the psychological horror genre, Piercing will leave you thinking about it constantly. Read in borderline one session I was unable to put this book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Infidelity, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Medical content

jspacekidd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.25

it just felt disgusting for the sake of it idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, 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

missmomo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very well-written, but extremely unsettling from start to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death

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

nicirvine19's review against another edition

dark fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, and Incest

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