Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

24 reviews

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

anemosise'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

what mommy issues do to a mf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual violence

cuppachaii's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Loved the tense, timid introspection of the characters in this book. At no point are either of them honest with themselves despite being fully aware of their psyches. This is a great book for running through with a highlighter, taking note when things jump out at you and indulging in "aaah!!" moments when you notice recurring themes. The ending left something to be desired for me, however. Since the book is so theme-heavy, it was hard for it to stick the landing. I loved the exploration of the characters, both are three dimensional enough to be deeply upsetting and yet sympathetic. I'd have liked more time spent on the baby-icepick narrative since that's what pulled me in in the first place; the book is actually about the planning and execution of a murder. This book wastes no time, the pace and writing are gripping. This gets a cool 4-stars for me. I liked it a lot and recommend reading it as a culty book to have interesting discussions about. Loved our time spent together, though it's not exceptional enough for me to get tippytap-handflap-excited about when I tell others about it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infidelity

stephaniekrebs'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

zos_lit's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

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

a_book_and_a_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder