Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

28 reviews

1w2e3r4a5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

aishathebibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Murder

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is such a beautiful, dark group of intertwined stories despite the title.
Lost 1 star, as I never wanted this to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

solarpunkwitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Child death

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Torture, and Death of parent

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

I do not entirely know what to make of this book. I liked it, I know that. I found the interlocking stories fascinating and incredibly engrossing. I liked the look at how the ripple effects of violence are shown across different people's lives. The stories were just so bizarre and yet somehow written somehow to reflect a kind of mundane life. I just feel so wonderfully baffled by this read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

lauconn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child death

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I definitely have a thing for interconnected short stories. There were several times where I would yell a little, "Ahhhh!" and read a passage to my husband. It even got him intrigued about it, and he never reads. 

The author did a great job at weaving together interesting tales, and the ending really stuck with me. It's very quick to read, so it's a bit of a rollercoaster. I bet I could find even more connections between the stories on a re-read. As a fan of horror and oddities this was a perfect little book. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death