Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

26 reviews

meggeb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Rape

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Rape, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder and Miscarriage

miamcmillan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

i love everything he writes im sorry i literally can’t help it !! the whole way i read it thinking it’s just so inherently Male (and misogynistic, because when is murakami not talking about breasts every other sentence) but there’s something so compelling about his writing style. it’s not my favourite murakami because it’s lacking that complexity which his other novels (ie the wind up bird chronicale) have but it’s still mystical and fulfilling and empty and dissatisfying all at once. he is always so 
careful with his motifs and word choice (obviously credit to peter gabriel too because i really enjoyed this translation) it’s just fascinating. i very much recommend if you want a slightly easier introduction to murakami, but i still like his more overtly magical realist, twisted stuff more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage and Eating disorder

legendaryluisa's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Violence, Rape, and Murder

lunar_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

ella__28's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Mental illness

gotothecorner's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

san_dra's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, and Murder

kisaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abortion and Eating disorder

grimreader_agatha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Murder