Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

4 reviews

scribblinginthemargins's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

I love how these stories have such nods towards masking, being baffled by the social norms around you when others accept them without thought of problem. As a neurodiverse reader I felt such connection and empathy towards this collection of stories: Murata sets up worlds organised around totally bizarre or borderline grotesque social norms (life ceremony itself is particularly vivid in it's weirdness!) And I can't help feeling she's nudging us towards understanding what it's like to be totally baffled and disgusted by the "normality" of our society and culture and learning how to mask and "fit in" with what's expected, even when it seems repulsive or needlessly complex.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cannibalism, Incest, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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, 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

yuyuv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Cannibalism

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Gore, Death, Dysphoria, and Acephobia/Arophobia

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Vomit

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death of parent, Animal death, and Incest