Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Revenge by Yōko Ogawa

9 reviews

savvylit's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Revenge is an entertaining and fast-paced read. Though billed as horror, this collection is more creepy and unsettling than scary. There is loads of murder, a heart beating outside of the body, a museum of torture instruments, and more. Ogawa skillfully weaves these interconnected lives together in a way that's intriguing and satisfying.

If you're in the mood for quick and creepy, look no further than this collection!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Violence

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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

quite a few of these were misses to me which lowered the rating despite some pretty good stories. i don’t know if i would consider them horror stories though. most were pretty tame imo. i did like how they all connected though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood

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

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

theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, and Animal death

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

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