Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

26 reviews

etherealsuju's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

lucylou's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This started slow for me, but after the first reveal

that all these stories are connected (although some rather loosely)

I couldn’t put it down. I would say these stories are less horrifying and more unsettling, but a quick enjoyable read nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Murder

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, and Torture

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Child death

nadir's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Torture and Murder

cestlaluxure's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Adorei a forma como somos guiados através dos personagens, as histórias interligando-se, ajudando o leitor a desvendar o que aconteceu, muito além do que a conclusão individual de cada uma. A história anterior não encerra quando surge um novo título mas é (mais ou menos, dependendo das histórias) mencionada mais tarde com um pouco mais de contexto. Os personagens são dinâmicos e agradáveis, mesmo quando são criminosos ou cometem atos macabros. Ao ler este livro encontramo-nos num limbo sem grandes pressões morais e a escrita flui de forma agradável. 
As histórias podem ser lidas separadamente mas, neste livro em específico, penso que se ganha muito mais lendo pela ordem que o próprio livro propõe.
Achei o livro genial e compreendo o porquê de Yoko Ogawa ser tão premiada. Definitivamente quero ler mais livros da autora, nomeadamente The Memory Police e The Housekeeper and The Professor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Death, Animal death, and Torture

sunshinemagik's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

An unsettling collection of dark tales. I really enjoyed these interlinked stories and the pervasive sense of creeping dread throughout them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt

thehmkane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Beautiful. Devastating. Horrific. Lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Violence, Gore, Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Infidelity, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy