Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

328 reviews

allika's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Murder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence

_n_'s review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Incest, and Mental illness

noelle1121005's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Cannibalism, and Pedophilia

savvy999's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Goddamn this book is wack. Literally anything that could happen does happen. Grotesque and alien, but childlike and naive. Full of fearful splendor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Death, Cannibalism, Murder, and Vomit

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

oh wow. where to even start? a unique, extremely dark, and satirical take on the constraints and pressures of society’s expectations: a portrayal of extreme anomie. murata did not hold back on the scrutiny. she captured the whimsical and overactive imagination of children so perfectly, especially when it came to processing trauma. this was an amazing portrayal of childhood trauma and how that affects people differently in adulthood. the last two chapters or so were a whirlwind of “wtf” but i was still captivated. extremely excited to read convenience store woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Eating disorder

Minor: Bullying, Grief, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Vomit

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

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

maecaitlin's review against another edition

dark funny 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? No

3.5

Absolutely bizarre book. Murata has a tendency to over-explain plot with speeches about the Factory repeating over and over. This does take away from the tension when they do move away from the Factory to live as Popinpobopians. However, I enjoy the concept of the Factory to break down the Nuclear Family. Really odd and unexpected twist at the end that I’m still unsure of now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

deinonychusa's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Questo è il libro più triggerante che abbia mai letto. La protagonista subisce ogni tipo di abuso, da verbale a fisico, descritto senza risparmiarsi i dettagli. Lo sviluppo della storia e in particolare finale mi hanno lasciata perplessa. Sicuramente l'autrice segue un filone di trama completamente inaspettato, ma che forse a mio parere toglie d'impatto agli eventi che accadono all'inizio del libro, durante l'infanzia della protagonista. La critica alla società moderna è evidente, anche se il messaggio che passa sembra essere che rinunciare allo stile di vita che conduciamo è talmente complicato per come la società è strutturata che rischieremmo di perdere la nostra stessa umanità nel processo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Violence, and Pedophilia