Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

15 reviews

candiemarsh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If you're looking for stories that challenge the norm, this is one of the books to read. The collection of stories are dark, wild and triggering. They aren't for the faint-hearted and easily-queasy readers, and will provoke odd thoughts or question certain ideals that society has ingrained in us. But they aren't entirely illogical either; there are definite elements of a possible dystopian future but still includes some heart-warming moments. I enjoyed every story; "Life Ceremony" and "Puzzle" were personally the wildest for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexism, and Vomit

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Incest, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual harassment

georgialee01's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Stalking

sgonzo's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Gore, Incest, and Sexual content

lulsycc's review against another edition

dark funny relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, and Cannibalism