Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Døgnåpent

Eeehhhh, very mixed feelings on this one. An important critique, but as a neurodivergent it was extremely triggering to read? The lectures forced onto the obviously ASD main character Keiko by neurotypical society are so long and painful and FREQUENT. UGH. I mean, the constant masking to fit in and not be critiqued or othered is so real, the rude comments made at us are spot on, but it started to feel a lot like trauma porn. Don't even get me started with Shiraha, what the barf. I try to be empathetic -and maybe this was an origin story for incel ideology- it was very difficult to read something trying to humanize his mindset without reaaaally pushing back on it. I do also catch these prejudice, ableist, and misogynist undertones in A LOT of Japanese media I consume, so this novella did a great job of showing the cultural context from the reciever of abuses' view?

Idk, hmm... maybe stay away from this one if you've received bullying or abuse due to neurodivergence?

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sillyduckie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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lucyrudd's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

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spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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teslis's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was interesting. It’s about a woman working in a convenience store for all her life and never beginning a romantic relationship. I liked the book in the begging allot! The main character were interesting and new from other books I had read before, but it change.

When her “guy friend” comes in her life and take over is when it lost me. She lost all of herself which is what’s makes her grow and understand herself in the end, but I really disliked that part.

It’s a book that’s good to read it has some great lessons and you’ll reflect on your own life and what you what to do with it. It was just some parts that put if off for me.

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francescasoph's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

0.5

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kiraa's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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myk_yeah's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book was not what I was expecting at all. From reviews I had heard on youtube I thought it was going to be about a woman who was truly happy with her job, even though she has to live under capitalism.
It was darker and heavier than I feel people represent it. It's about the pressures of society and how they are sexist, ableist, and anti-worker. It's about how people push those pressures onto their loved ones. And how we survive, but no one in this book is really thriving.

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