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Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent
Minor: Lesbophobia
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol
This one is much less bad. The misogyny is still there, but it feels more like its on purpose because of the nature of the main character. And its not like every woman he meets is just a pair of breasts with legs this time. Because I was expecting it, it was less of a problem for me.
It sure doesn't sound like I'm describing a good book, does it? Let me tell you what this book got right! Unlike his other works, there is no magic in this book. The writing is whats magical about it. It has that japanese way of storytelling, much like a Studio Ghibli movie, where you're following a character through their daily life, living the slow moments with them.
The main character grapples with the dilemma of loving more than one person at a time and having to choose and wondering if he's making the right choice. And you really feel his love for both women and get to see such tender but different moments between them and could see him being happy either way. And its told from the perspective of him looking back on his life and wondering if theres anything he could have done differently.
Its reflective, its charming, its mundane. This books makes me want to live.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia