Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hotel Iris by Yōko Ogawa

15 reviews

lesyeux_'s review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

mukunamatata's review

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

0.25

Genuinely hated this book. It just wasn’t good and I felt cheated in a way after having read it. Please save your time; I found no meaning at all form it and it’s just a man taking advantage of a young girl who ‘enjoys’ 
being abused by him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Physical abuse

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

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

angela_iseli's review

dark slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

denigu's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Bullying

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

traceymc's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I was surprised to see this book shelved as erotica here. And even more so after reading it. This story is many things, dark, disturbing, nauseating; erotic is not one of them. And I don't think the author's intention was to titilate. Yes, there is sexual content but this is a story of grooming, manipulation, gaslighting and violence. The plot is not far removed from that of an episode of Criminal Minds. 
It's thought provoking, unsettling and definitely not for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death