Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

告白 Kokuhaku by 湊 かなえ, Kanae Minato

8 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

One of the wildest rides I’ve ever been on. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the author throws another curveball. I was floored for about 95% of this book. The writing style takes a bit to get used to at first, but once you get into it, it’s not as jarring. At the outset of reading this, my main takeaway is who really was the “bad guy” in this story. I’m not sure, are you?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

beightmana's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

gryczalke's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Majstersztyk, moje osobiste top3 Tajfunów o ile nawet nie pierwsze miejsce.

Zachwycająca gra perspektywami, mieszanką narracji. Jako czytelnik siedzimy i głowimy się, jak to jest możliwe, ile jeszcze można a potem przychodzi ostatnie zdanie rozdziału i jesteśmy jak "CO JA WŁAŚNIE PRZECZYTAŁXM".

Brak mi słów, jest wspaniała jak najcudowniejsza matrioszka, właśnie takich Tajfunów pragnę. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Mass/school shootings

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

balesnar's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

kather_doc's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Terminal illness and Blood

hellobungalow_rachel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Abandonment

jmg317's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a really dark and interesting book. The slow reveal of the character's motivations leaves readers conflicted in who to sympathize with and who to root for. Really enjoyed and will leave an impression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting