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shuvtterbug's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cannibalism, Cancer, Violence, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Stalking
farenmaddox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Pregnancy
lidia7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
i enjoyed these stories the most: Body Magic, Hatchling
Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Excrement, Vomit, and Body horror
Moderate: Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal death, Cancer, and Sexual content
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, and Incest
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Incest, Alcohol, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Homophobia, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Animal death, and Blood
kymzii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
This is a collection of short stories that deal (somewhat metaphorically) with issues surrounding culture, food and lifestyle. However, it is the way Murata approaches these subjects that lift these stories out of banality i.e.
Graphic: Body horror and Cannibalism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Stalking, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Infertility, Eating disorder, and Cancer
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.75
Like many short story collections, I found some more engaging than others. I also thought the longer stories were far more interesting, but that’s likely because Murata had more space to develop her ideas—
Graphic: Cannibalism, Body horror, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Gore, Death, and Incest
Minor: Stalking
august_18'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
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Body horror
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Incest, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy
georgiam06's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Incest and Cannibalism
Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual content