Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

557 reviews

mirandanoel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Rape, Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

sar's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

deargrace's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-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: Yes

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Boy oh boy it was a ride. Dreamlike haze from start to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Murder

le_mur's review against another edition

2.0

challenging reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia

gromithorror's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, War

al3x1113's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i really enjoyed the first half of this book as the mysterious and surreal aspect really created appeal. i was hooked and couldn't put it down. however, the second half left me incredibly underwhelmed. there was unnecessary detail regarding immoral acts and relationships (including a graphic rape scene) and i felt deeply unsatisfied with the ending. besides for nakata, hoshino, and oshima (most times), none of the other characters were even bearable. kafka was the worst of them all and i could barely get through his chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape

yeauzeesweuxweux's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous reflective 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: Yes

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I was put off by the uncomfortable amount of sexual depiction

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape

Retelling of Oedipus Rex

anghels's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Like a fever dream. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Murder

aisclaradm's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is surreal, confusing, and beautiful. I absolutely adore the writing style, and much preferred it to Norwegian Wood, the other Murakami book I have read. The strangeness of the story is done so well, and the different characters and their perspectives all add such a different flavour to the overall narrative. 

Overall, an amazing book that would have deserved a full 5 stars, except that the way that women are written is absolutely vile — I have never seen a clearer example of rabid sexual objectification in such an unnecessary, uncomfortable, and graphic way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness

milohno's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape

Minor: Transphobia