Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa

16 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Deeply disturbing and yet so compelling. I almost couldn’t put it down whilst reading it 😳

Content warnings needed and included below. 3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, and Pedophilia

abby_reads7's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Amazing writing, very disturbing content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Death, and Physical abuse

patmaaf's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture and Death

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

dariarp's review

dark sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Slavery

clammyheart's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Torture, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tailwhip's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion

tylerscottstone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, and Death of parent

bethniamh's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Torture, Suicide, Death, and Sexual violence

emmalouisereads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Yoko Ogawa has a captivating writing style, which makes her books easy to devour. 

The subject matter of this book is not an enjoyable one, and I felt quite sick throughout. Which is probably the aim considering the topic at hand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Death

abbie_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

Very messed up & bleak, which usually I enjoy in a book but I didn’t feel like this had much to offer beyond a dark portrayal of humiliation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Physical abuse