Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

265 reviews

r0seres's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

I am obsessed with the writing style and the depiction of trauma and psyche

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Chapter 2 is especially triggering and graphic for many readers, I am not one to be sensitive but please research and proceed with caution

raccoonfoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Be careful. Take breaks from reading as you need them.

theinterneti's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

what the hell did I just read 😭
the writing style is really good but do not be fooled by the cute cover!!! this shit is crazy!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

delicateteacup's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably my favorite dark, morbid, messed up book. I wanted something more extreme than Tender is the Flesh, and got exactly that. Some parts were hard to get through, but just added to the plot. The ending was shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

jessiecat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Gore

weakmoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

maddierosiec's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

peregrinwho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Give me a few years to stop feeling disgusted at the content before I know how I actually feel about this book as a story. Right now it's hard to seperate.

They drew me in with that sensation of feeling like an alien in society, and then creeped me out with incest, and then went full trigger with multiple scenes describing

rape and underage sex

. Really wish they hadn't been so graphic there. It was unnecessary and grotesque. I should have stopped there but I was hoping the mc would find another alien to live with instead of surviving.

She did not. It got worse.

Reading this felt like repeatedly getting hit over the head, and I pray this won't scar. This was not the interesting kind of poisoned art I've enjoyed in the past. It was just poison.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sarahcapa's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

maddie_0930's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Vomit