Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

557 reviews

mariama__y's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"Et s'il s'agit de quelque chose que les sont impuissants à exprimer, le mieux c'est de ne pas en parler du tout."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

egnnagem's review against another edition

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“‘the strength i’m looking for isn’t the kind where you win or lose. i’m not after a wall that’ll repel power coming from outside. what i want is the kind of strength to be able to absorb that outside power, to stand up to it. the strength to quiet endure things —unfairness, misfortune, sadness, mistakes, misunderstandings.’”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape

ford_defect's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape

Minor: Transphobia, War

lenamarie1's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Murder, Sexual harassment

siwe's review against another edition

3.0

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A hate letter to dream logic and magical realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

basic_lich's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

heydeij's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

dniespal's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

sadsapphic's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Murder

bisma_shahid96's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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"Kafka on the Shore" is a genuine page-turner and a relentlessly metaphysical brain-twister. 
Reading this slow-ravelling book is more engrossing than it should be and perhaps less moving than the author intended. However, the execution is rigorously schematic. 
The story revolves around a 15-year-old boy and a mentally-special sexagenarian man who are on an escape, separately and individually. Narratives of both are told in deftly but shakily connected alternate chapters that gradually converge at the end.
As the story will proceed, you'll feel like sailing - on a windsurfer - in an ocean with no destination going with the flow. It will feel like tripping over a dream that looks like reality. The further you move, the more it becomes heavy and overwhelming.
You'll find a blast of greek mythology, metaphilosophy, innocent humour, and other complexities along the way.
You'll find yourself smiling at several instances while perpending and reflecting in another.  
Though, there's a vagueness this book religiously carries till the end so it'll definitely feel like a cliffhanger. 
All in all, a good fantasy-fiction book with some unique element to it. The hype is definitely worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Grief, Murder

Minor: Rape, Violence