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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Cannibalism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence
What the fuck was that????
I'm very conflicted because on the one hand, was I 'entertained'? Yes, I guess, mainly because I was like what the hell is happening, but I'm not sure it was a good entertained, it was a shocked entertained. For the most part, this book was pretty disgusting - the inclusion of the child rape, the normalisation of that by the child's friends and family, an abusive family, incest, cannibalism... the list goes on - for the purposes of what exactly?? It felt like these things were included purely for shock value, rather than to actually have something to say. I did enjoy the main point about societal/family pressure to fit in, get married, have kids and the impact that has on people who do not want that, but you can easily talk about that pressure without glorifying child rape...
I'm also not sure if this is a cultural difference but the overbearing and obsessive families drove me INSANE.... LEAVE YOUR GOD DAMN ADULT KIDS ALONEEEEEE!
I thought that alien aspect was also fun, and served a deeper purpose in terms of storytelling. That is how you include a strange topic to say something deeper about society, you do not need to include incest to do that!!!!
Yeahhhh I really don't know how to rate this, 3 stars feels too generous. It's weird to say that the murder and cannibalism aspect of this book is the least of my problems with it lmao.
Quotes I liked:
-'He continued to survive, and so did I. If I asked myself what I was surviving for, I couldn't really say.'
-'People can easily pass judgement on others when they're protected by their own normality'
I'm very conflicted because on the one hand, was I 'entertained'? Yes, I guess, mainly because I was like what the hell is happening, but I'm not sure it was a good entertained, it was a shocked entertained. For the most part, this book was pretty disgusting - the inclusion of the child rape, the normalisation of that by the child's friends and family, an abusive family, incest, cannibalism... the list goes on - for the purposes of what exactly?? It felt like these things were included purely for shock value, rather than to actually have something to say. I did enjoy the main point about societal/family pressure to fit in, get married, have kids and the impact that has on people who do not want that, but you can easily talk about that pressure without glorifying child rape...
I'm also not sure if this is a cultural difference but the overbearing and obsessive families drove me INSANE.... LEAVE YOUR GOD DAMN ADULT KIDS ALONEEEEEE!
I thought that alien aspect was also fun, and served a deeper purpose in terms of storytelling. That is how you include a strange topic to say something deeper about society, you do not need to include incest to do that!!!!
Yeahhhh I really don't know how to rate this, 3 stars feels too generous. It's weird to say that the murder and cannibalism aspect of this book is the least of my problems with it lmao.
Quotes I liked:
-'He continued to survive, and so did I. If I asked myself what I was surviving for, I couldn't really say.'
-'People can easily pass judgement on others when they're protected by their own normality'
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The audiobook version has a great narrator (Nancy Wu, via Blackstone Publishing).
All of Murata’s novels take me to a different world. It’s easy to tell the character’s motivations and fun to go along with their journeys but in this one I ask “at what cost?” Hard one to rate!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Kinda gross tbh I was not expecting that ending.
I really enjoyed the 1st part then things went just a bit too crazy for me
Don't forget to check the TW this was dark
I really enjoyed the 1st part then things went just a bit too crazy for me
Don't forget to check the TW this was dark
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
dark
sad
medium-paced