Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

5 reviews

grunbean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

A real mix of stories, all weird, all confrontational, all wonderful. If you are uncomfortable with ideas that are a bit gross it could be a challenge to read. I really enjoy ‘weird’ books, and I was hooked on these stories. My favourites were Life Ceremony and Eating The City.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Death of parent, Ableism, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Vomit, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, and Body horror

lidia7's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

very gross and disturbing

i enjoyed these stories the most: Body Magic, Hatchling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Excrement, Vomit, and Body horror

Moderate: Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal death, Cancer, and Sexual content

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, and Incest

edgaranjapoe's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Incest, Alcohol, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Homophobia, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Animal death, and Blood

jessthanthree's review

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Vomit

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death of parent, Animal death, and Incest

august_18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Body horror

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Incest, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy