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L'assassinio del Commendatore: Edizione integrale by Haruki Murakami
7 reviews
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
If I took a shot every time Murakami mentions breasts, I would have died of alcohol poisoning only a couple of chapters in. It also disgusted me that Akikawa Marie existed as a character only so that he could sexualize a 13-year-oldðŸ«
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, and War
lilreddress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think nothing would have been lost if we just didn't mention the aunt or child's breasts at any time. It was pretty irrelevant to the story, and was pretty uncomfortable coming from a male writer. I think a female author would have probably left them out, or at least would have written female voices in a more realistic way.
The length is also questionable. I kept stopping reading to go read something else instead and coming back to it. I don't mind slow paced, and in fact the artist holed up in the country cottage gave some nice cosy vibes, and I loved reading about the everyday parts of life. However, this was truly glacial. Could have cut a hundred pages and still had the story intact, I think.
This is one of his weaker ones, but still very good. And definitely matches the level of weirdness I have come to expect.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bella613's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Dementia, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Genocide, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, and War
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
williamgideon's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Moderate: Incest, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
frankahilde's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Abortion
jameslyons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and War
Minor: Genocide