Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

告白 Kokuhaku by 湊 かなえ, Kanae Minato

12 reviews

sas_ram's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

In a twisted way I really enjoyed this book. In the first quater or so I wished it had a little more spice to it but it balanced itself out. The ending is just a real bomb. 
Unfortunately the teacher/mother of the murdered child is mainly absent in most of the book because she orchestras everything from behind the scenes.
Some of the characters could have used a little touch up especially regarding their depth.
All in all I quite enjoyed it and it gave me KDrama "The Glory" vibes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Animal death

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

thetallestbird's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I am so blown away by this book that I can't even think of where to start on praising it.
Every part offered a unique perspective on the same situation with its own set of new, disturbing details. By the end, I was left with an uncomfortably complex view of what happened without any progress toward forming an opinion on it. This story lives in the gray area.

I also can't get over how satisfying this book is. Details are tied to each other in ways that are often unpredictable (at least to me), but the author gives plenty of opportunities for the reader to piece together the newest details before showing the answer. From the perspective of structure, this book is a very satisfying example of how to stitch details together.

In short: Read this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Self harm

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold. This was a dark story but I had to see it to the end. It brings up a lot of philosophical questions and lots of suspense. An enjoyable read if you have the stomach for it. I haven’t dissected a book this hard since leaving college.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

bugsanddirt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Holy shit. Goosebumps. CHILLS. This is how you write thriller/horror. My jaw is on the floor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Medical content

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

jaw dropped multiple times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

kazbrekkermyhomie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE MFERS. THIS IS THE SHIT LIKE BRO THIS BOOK HAS SO MANY PLOT TWISTS AND I LITERALLY COULD NOT PUT THE GOD DAMN THING DOWN. THE CHARACTERS WERE SO RIVETING AND IM IN LOVE WITH THE TEACHER WHO MIND U IS A fucking badass. I WAS HOOKED FEOM THE MOMENT SHE INJECTED THE MILK WITH

HIV INFECTED BLOOD

IM WATCHING THE MOVIE ASAP 💥💳💥 TEN OUTTA TEN MFERS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Medical content

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

This is definitely a more uniquely written book. There are six chapters, with each one being told from a different perspective. The story is told in a rather matter-of-fact style, with us being told events from diary entries, a phone call, the character's themselves, and even a character's website. As each character shares their story we see the events through their eyes, so it does become repetitive in hearing the same information over and over again for some aspects. 

On the back of the book it is lauded for it's "shocking twists", but I really only viewed it as such with the ending. Everything up to that point doesn't really feel "twisty" to me, since we know from the beginning that we are dealing with troubled children, and that they did something horrible. However, I don't think this took away from the story for me at all. First and foremost it's a revenge tale, and I think it accomplishes that quite well. 

Overall, this is a very readable story that will keep you engaged and interested. I always love when a book has me so absorbed that I don't even realize I'm turning the page, or that time's passing by, and this book accomplished that 100%. I wouldn't go into this thinking there's some big mystery to solve. We know very early on what happened; it's mainly the exact motivations of the characters that are explored, and how that influenced what happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, and Medical content

lorie336's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Violence