Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

4 reviews

lorayray's review against another edition

The most disgusting first sentence of any book I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

rancid87's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

Magic is always simmering closer to the surface of reality in Japanese fiction and Coin Locker Babies is no exception. A disturbing deep-dive into violence, insanity and the impact trauma has on the body and the mind. I didn't find the plot that compelling and the use of sexism, homophobia and racism were hard to swallow but overall contributed to the vileness of the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

brainemptyjust's review against another edition

This book started off quite well, then it just went downhill.
By the end the plot just gets completely out of hand to a point, where I just couldn’t finish these last 3%, because it was such pile of nonsense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

aegireads's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence