Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

150 reviews

wrenjuniper's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

5.0

I read this all in one day, its very graphic and extremely hard to get through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Bullying, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

glassflowrr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

What the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Body shaming

nainz's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

green1048's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Gruesome and gory

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Bullying, Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

groovybree's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Bullying, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Incest, Physical abuse, and Violence

angorarabbit's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

TLDR: Very good book, major trigger warnings.

Context: I thought I’d read a short novel after finally finishing Dahlgren. The cover is cute. The blurb is interesting, a nice coming of age story of a Japanese woman. Nice and light.

I was not ready for chapter 2 (the book is short, 6 chapters). Chapter 6 though was downright mind crushing. 

Ms Murata is a very good writer. I have read books where children are abused before. Never have I read a book where the author describes the disassociation and alienation that can be caused by that abuse so truly. She takes you to the edge, then a little more. You really can’t leave until she is done with you.

I will be thinking about chapter 6 for a long time. End of life hallucination or reality?

I will read more of Ms Murata’s fiction, just not right after finishing something akin to Dahlgren, if I can help it, and with more attention to trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Alcohol

beccaruthe's review

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

paulinskiii's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body horror, Rape, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Just wtf. I don’t know what I just read but it’s fucked up. Excellently written but extremely fucked up

sinja_a's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.0

Trauma galore. Painfully so. Unhinged for the sake of being unhinged. I understand why there are people enjoying this. I am not one of them. 
Please check trigger warnings. There is rarely something that fades to black. To go into this blind is not a good idea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Incest, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, Bullying, Death of parent, Body horror, and Body shaming

reedmorebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Blood, and Sexual assault