en0mad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
est_her's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Rape, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Child abuse
blububbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Grief
Minor: War, Rape, and Blood
carla20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked that the final message of the books was that "everything passes".
Spoiler
Even though Yozo's ending was tragic, the overall message that no matter how hard life gets, it will pass, was strangely conforting in a novel so dark.I will definitely pick up the author's other books.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
anni_o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexism, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Self harm, Rape, Vomit, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Ableism, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Grief
venusynth's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
rionardo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent
_azure76's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Minor: War and Vomit
akane_shio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Rape
abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Infidelity, and Vomit