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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Rape, Murder
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Bullying
Graphic: Gore, Rape
“People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You’ll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of other.”
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest
Moderate: Rape
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Rape, Sexual content
Moderate: Transphobia, Violence
Especially considering that the character is 15 years old, him engaging with a 50 year old woman (who may or may not be his mother as well) and sexually assaulting a 20 year old woman (in a dream, who may or may not be his sister) was tasteless. Yes, I get that this is supposed to mirror a greek tragedy in its many themes and forms (specifically Sophocles' Oedipus Rex) but I still stand by my point that it was grossly unnecessary (like make the character older if this was needed??? Idk). As well, another big big trigger warning for animal mutilation in this novel - also, unneeded? Like??? What was the point?
This book leaves you to decide what to take from it, and while I usually enjoy that type of pretentiousness from Murakami, this was just not it and left a bad taste in my mouth. I understand that people can take some profound messages from the novel, but I will not lol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Murder
Moderate: Incest
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual harassment