Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Piercing by Ryū Murakami

4 reviews

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

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