Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1 by Haro Aso

8 reviews

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This sure was a pageturner. It's really nice to see how each puzzle unfolds and little by little we are getting more hints about what exactly Borderland and its games are. Throughout the story some characters are added and just by the way they are drawn out and written you know they will be important, giving the book even more mystery. A mystery I am eager to discover. 

However some characters say things about women that made me feel rather uncomfortable and the idea of how horrible it should be to die a virgin sure is put in the spotlight. Until now I am not sure whether it is the author who wants to reflect upon these ideas or it's just once again sexism served on a golden plate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, and Alcohol

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, and Alcohol

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

It was good but I think it will get better in later volumes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

xxst0riesxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Fell in love with the series on Netflix and loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really loved this book. I fell in love with the story because of the TV show, but I really love how the manga shows new elements and characterization that we don’t really get in the show.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

There are sexualized depictions of women in some of the art, specifically cleavage and nudity (not graphic but very much implied/shown with strategic placement of hair or water).

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

so aside from the misogyny & over-sexualization of the few women in this first installment, I really loved this. having watched the show I already know everything that should happen and so far I’m not mad at the netflix adaptation.

I like how some things are kept a mystery in the show (such as borderland being a place & not a dream or some disassociation), but I love the very obvious alice in wonderland references that start at the beginning in this manga - in the show, the references WERE there but they became more clear once the show went on. I like some of the changes they made character-wise in the show (specifically the stronger female characters. I didn’t even notice that the usagi was usagi while reading because she was SO different. she was in a short schoolgirl outfit and didn’t look strong/athletic at all - I appreciate how the actress looked like a mountain climber & dressed & acted as such. and shibuki….she’s so unnecessarily sexualized. like….why…) but I like how karube is depicted in the manga better. I also really like how the meaning behind this entire story is abundantly clear in like the first chapter. (although it isn’t written out, it’s obvious from the dialogue & arisu’s inner thoughts. the present text will tie in so nicely to the ending) i prefer that over the show slowly revealing it.

I think that this series is so creative and I can’t wait for the rest of the series to be published in english! I just desperately wish male creatives would chill out on oversexualizing their female characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Bullying

lizslazylibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

i watched the show on netflix first and one thing i have to say is that that casted SO WELL!!! i’m absolutely blown away with how they casted, anyway this review isn’t about the show it’s about the manga. i’m truly loving the manga and i flew right through the first volume and i’m immediately starting on the 2nd and literally bought the 3rd volume tonight and i’m picking it up tomorrow haha 

this story is dense and full of violence so i would watch out for this triggers, there’s a lot of layers to this story and if you’re lost when you’re done reading i highly recommend watching the show it does a great job at explaining and adding more information 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing