Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

20 reviews

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

alex_emilia_smith's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Medical content

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

amayya's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, and Gore

edytaworyna's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.5

Jedna z dziwniejszych książek jakie przeczytałam. Bardzo mnie wciągnęła, jednocześnie przerażała. Polecam fanom/fankom „Zwierzę” Lisy Taddeo, aspekt traumy z dzieciństwa był tutaj poruszony w podobny sposób  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

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

hive's review

dark funny tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and 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

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

lycoridae's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts