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tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Death, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infertility and Incest
fedelikeslego's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I’m so confused I feel like I’m high. That’s what it feels like at the end of the “experience ”. I felt so high that their discussions had perfectly made sense.
I think that the book could be divided in two parts:
- The first ⅓ of the book. Here incest and rape/pedophilia were extremely explicit and I’m not sure I liked that. Even if the love story between the kids was so cute (they were so innocent it didn’t “bothered me that much”), I don’t think that it was necessary to explicitly write for pages about all the sexual intercourses that the protagonist had. It was too much.
- The last ⅔ of the book. This part was a bit more enjoyable, and it’s more centred about what it means to live in this world and in particular in Japan. Murata definitely makes a perfect description of the Japanese society (it would probably make sense only if you lived in Japan or a similar asian country), it’s just so sad and frustrating. In the last chapter, as i said, I felt like I was high. I’m still trying to process what I red. I’m just confused, nothing else.
Movie reccomendation: The Holy mountain (1973), I felt the same way reading the book and watching the movie. Different plot, different settings, same vibes.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent
behemoths_spawn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Body shaming, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infertility, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death
rachaeldev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexism, Body horror, and Death of parent
neviris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, Suicide, and Alcohol
calthapalustris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Infertility
Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Confinement, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Infidelity
stitchbooks22's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Death, Incest, and Rape
Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infertility, Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Stalking
yas_mean_ie's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
spooderman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Stalking, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Vomit