Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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.

weirdly_reading's review

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Most of the time reading it felt like a good true crime podcast. You know, not one of those where two white ladies are horny for a serial killer, but one of those that dives into the psyche of the killer, and are factual and non-speculative about the murders.

I really enjoyed the dual one-sided mental battle between Kawashima and Chiaki, clearly stating the needs of two very broken people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

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

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

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

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

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

katiemanring's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Violence