Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

13 reviews

louisek96's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I found this book in a box of second-hand books given to me by a colleague of mine. I knew nothing about it before reading, which was both good and bad. I'm extremely squeamish and don't typically read texts that are as horrifically violent as this one and I definitely found myself feeling dizzy at points. However, I did like the relationship between the main characters - two traumatized/depraved individuals finding their match in an unexpected way. If you are considering this, my advice is to definitely read the content warnings before doing so!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Self harm

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

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

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

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Body horror, 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

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

ireneac's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

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