Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura

14 reviews

ymmakesthings's review against another edition

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2.0

This turned out to be not quite what I expected, at least compared to when I first read the synopsis. It was kind of interesting - and also kind of horrifying - to read about how the cults in the story operated. That said, the sex/sexism/sexual assault/harems that went on was...awful so lots of TWs for that.
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klamsc's review against another edition

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so much rape and gratuitous sex. I was icked out so I had to stop
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natalieanya's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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hilbertscurve's review against another edition

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1.5

Painful read.
But honestly I should’ve known it was gonna be a sex cult that one’s on me.
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finalgirlfiction's review against another edition

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Extremely dense, gratuitous sex scenes which focus heavily on violence against women, and not what I thought it would be 
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oliveseidler's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-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

1.25

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jet_nebula's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.75

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sspaghettiboness's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • 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

4.75

It took me about 70 pages to get in, but once I was immersed, what a phenomenal book. At times difficult to follow, but overall a fantastic read that touches on so many persistent societal problems. 
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m4rtt4's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

cult x, more like cult sex. textbook case of #menwritingwomen, also the absence of consent made me very uncomfortable at times.

i loved the metaphysical lectures, wish the book had stayed that way to the very end. after them the book took an even stranger turn... did i understand anything? no. do i care? also no. am i disturbed? absolutely.
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penny_dlc's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

it …. says a lot about society? 
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