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Piercing by Ryū Murakami

3 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.

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

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