Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

21 reviews

bishop_504's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I watched the Deathnote tv show while I was in High School, but I’ve been wanting to read the comic for a while as well. 

Such a fascinating concept! The character of Light is also interesting. He is the protagonist, and believes that what he is doing is moral, but acts as more of an antagonist in the world that he lives in. He’s not really an antihero, but he’s not really a villain. His character is written like a hero, but he doesn’t act like one would.

The idea of the Death Note is also unique and opens up opportunities for different plot lines. 

I’m excited to continue reading this series. Thankfully I have a terrible memory, so I can still be surprised at it, lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

justcallmeemily's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Stalking, Sexism, and Misogyny

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

A slow start but the end of the volume I became more interested. I might just continue on this series just because I’m curious about where this could possibly go! I also really enjoy Ryuk as a character and am excited to see more of this Shinigami’s personality in future volumes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

spiritedaway_cat's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death

rebecca_77's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

fieldofhats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Fantastic, gripping story that will suck you in and make you want to read deep into the night. It’s intense and often humorous. It loses one star for being misogynistic; there are some moments when Light (the main character) disregards female characters, and one scene where he contemplates holding a woman down by force so she can’t reveal his secret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

kmcrossman's review

dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, and Violence

maeverose's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.5

Read: 8-11-22

Re reading the series for the first time since I was 14. Favorite characters are definitely still L and Ryuk. Love Ryuk’s fashion style. An icon. Honestly don’t care abt anyone else yet lol. But I’m enjoying it for the nostalgia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, and Death

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Addiction

ollie_again's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Car accident, and Gun violence

thewordsdevourer's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

amazing art by takeshi obata + tsugumi ohba's genius = this friggin masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence