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A review by colpenbewley
Out by Natsuo Kirino
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It took a little while for me to get used to the writing as you can tell by the phrasing that it is translated. However, I did enjoy the story to a point as I found the plot quite hard to predict and I enjoyed the dynamic between the female characters.
Where the story lost me was the violence and sexual repression and this being enjoyed and embraced by the women themselves. I found it staggering that a woman has written this.
The darkness of the novel and the violence did not bother me. But the way this was supposedly welcomed by the women just struck me as odd, unlikely and made me dismissive of the novel as a whole.
Where the story lost me was the violence and sexual repression and this being enjoyed and embraced by the women themselves. I found it staggering that a woman has written this.
The darkness of the novel and the violence did not bother me. But the way this was supposedly welcomed by the women just struck me as odd, unlikely and made me dismissive of the novel as a whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Violence, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Stalking
Minor: Alcoholism