Reviews tagging 'Murder'

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

63 reviews

stooby's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lisa00's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Incest, and Death of parent

huunnybeee_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

madleina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

amazing storytelling but…

• difficult portrayal of women
• very heteronormative
• sexual remarks concerning minors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

sylvestra's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

anxiousspaghetti's review

mysterious slow-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

0.5

For the love of all the god’s on this planet and beyond, do not read Murakami. His books ain’t worth it, especially 1Q84.

Frankly, to this day it baffles me that the book series above is labelled a love story and that people give him so much credit for the weird disgusting mess he produces.

The protagonists in 1Q84 hardly show any chemistry (so much for being in love??). They only met once when they were children and don't even talk much with or to eachother. Most of all, the fetish of describing young girls body shapes (throughout almost every book of his) and them taking part in sexual acts obviously are evidence of pedophilic and rapey fantasies/tendencies, you name it.

There are plenty of other much better sci-fi/ mystery/ magic realism books you can and should read. 

Advice from s.o. who has actually read his books and kept being unimpressed with his works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

ktnkrbl's review

slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

lulsycc's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jackmerlot's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Murder

aurorarory's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy