Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

188 reviews

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexism, Cannibalism, Violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Incest, Death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Domestic abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Misogyny, Gore, and Sexual assault

rach_av's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual content

prod_atashi's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Incest, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Medical content, Torture, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Murder

staticspider's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.0

This book is marketed as a horror book but there is a difference between horror and depravity... this isn't horror. One thing I will say is that they depicted abuse perfectly. Unfortunately there is no help for those struggling in this story. Trigger warning for those interested: child abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, incest, cannibalism, victim blaming, and a large amount of undiagnosed/ untreated mental health issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

questionablereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is wild, unhinged, chaotic and depraved, and I absolutely loved it. You're introduced to Natsuki, a strange child who is quite loud about her strangeness. She experiences tragedy that no child should have to face and then you are quickly thrusted into her life as an adult, living quietly against the status quo. This book takes no prisoners and touches on taboo topics such as murder, incest, child abuse, motherhood/parenthood, cannibalism... societal norms as a whole. The book holds a strange dichotomy of reading as it is lighthearted in tone, but the topics discussed are heavy and often uncomfortable. I personally was hesitant to pick this up, but by the end of chapter one I could tell this was going to be one of the best books I have read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

oleaceae_18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

This book is pretty unhinged, I was truly not expecting things to go where they went at the end. Really made me think about societal expectations and pressures and how it affects mental health. Particularly gender roles, misogyny, childhood trauma, and sexual abuse and its affect on a person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gore, Mental illness, and Violence

child sex, cannibalism

frenchkey's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

This is probably the most disturbing book I've ever read. Hugely compelling, fantastically translated and completely horrifying. Murata creates so much sympathy for the characters and then tests exactly how long that can last. This book will haunt me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Addiction, Blood, and Drug use

deaconist's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Suicide, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Death, and Bullying

ollyboston's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Dysphoria

ashlitas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Incest