Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

40 reviews

samkcs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcohol, and Child abuse

ireallyneedtofinishmywork's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

The dedications of the sense of confusion and losses in the teenage year are stunning, I would for sure give it that. The clarity, honestly of a hurt teenage boy negativing his youth, life, and relationship with death, grief. 
Despite its many greatens, some part is indeed archaic. In short love the book, but hate the sexualization of women, and (lowkey) homophobic plotline. btw not rlly related,but if it matters to u, you can definitely tell it it is written by a man lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

smrod's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

artemismatchalatte's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicide

cassieperry's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I would definitely check the trigger warnings before reading this book.

Most of this book is exceptionally good. The writing style is freshly simple. I enjoyed the characters perspective and degree to which things are shared with the reader.

However, the casual acceptance of language discussing sexual violence and the blatant sexism in this book is too distracting and disgusting to consider giving it a higher reading. It pulled me out of the book whenever it occurred and made me disdainful for the author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexism

sando's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Ummm…..that ending really threw me lol. I found the first half really slow but I eventually got invested after Reiko’s story. She was definitely my favorite character. The characters did feel pretty real for the most part. The book can be quite sad and shocking at times so I recommend reading the list of triggers before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Torture

meganb392b0's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved it but he did the thing with the unnecessary child sex scene again. Sometimes gives off clearly written by a man vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Alcohol

rebeccajben's review against another edition

dark funny 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

1.0

No more Sofia book recs. This was garbage. I thought murakami was supposed to be good….????? His depictions of mental illness are deeply disturbing and problematic, and his obsession with sex is just EXHAUSTING. This took years off my life. 293 pages I’ll never get back.

P.S. it should be noted that Sofia did not enjoy the book she just made me read it bcuz she did and she feels the same way I do. #redeemed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexism, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying

ivan_tabacci's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Mental illness

emdcairou's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

DNF

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide