Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

99 reviews

transientmuffins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Death, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Incest, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

rarityfemme's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Infertility, Stalking, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

youkirmv's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Vomit

eerikaanni's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

A beautiful depiction of a fucked up life, from traumatizing childhood to mentally ill adulthood, from unhealthy coping mechanisms to violence and group psychosis. Absolutely brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Incest, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bekiethebanished's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Incest, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical content, Vomit, Suicide, Grief, Excrement, Body shaming, and Bullying

pennywise30's review against another edition

The only book I wish I DNF, because of these labels that should have been listed. Be in a good headspace if you choose to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

mikspence's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Physical abuse

an_finsceal'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Wtaf..
My rating is higher than I really want to put because while I don't particularly like what I read, I have to appreciate how the author managed to write this. This story is nuts! My face was constantly in a contorted and cringed position while reading. Once you thought the story couldn't get any weirder or worse, it does! Be prepared for an absolute rollercoaster with this, go in with a very open mind and brace yourself for what the author will throw at you. Behind all the craziness are actually some important themes that frame the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Incest, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Vomit, Stalking, and Eating disorder

Minor: Infidelity

tacochelle's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

CW: child molestation, incest, murder, sexual assault, cannibalism, probably more that I'm not remembering

This had a lot of the same themes on sexuality, societal norms and taboos as Convenience Store Woman, with the additional theme of how childhood trauma affects your worldview. It's just told in a fucked up way. As detached as our main character is to the events described here, it is still a lot of graphic imagery packed in a fairly short novel. Good, but not for the faint of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Gore, Pedophilia, Suicide, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship