Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

24 reviews

magicofservice's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

This book is so sad but such a good read. It seems to be intended for like middle grade but it is a great read for kids and adults alike. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping

marysvenus's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

murakami is definitely an author !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal death, and Kidnapping

kirame's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Body horror

zoe_wein's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Kidnapping

sarkenobi's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death

lyrapollock's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence

talle's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent

_blueberry's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

it was a nice short story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A beautiful book, but the story was quite bland and would get 2.5 stars without the gorgeous illustrations. Reading this in a library probably added another dimension to my experience as well. This was a must-read for me as I'm aiming to have read everything by Murakami, but I don't think I would have chosen this book had it been by anyone else.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Animal death

serenfletcher_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Surprisingly dark for a children's book and I loved it. My introduction to Murakami's work, thus book had ignited an interest in magical realism within me; I look forward to reading his other works.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent