Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

17 reviews

queenkath32's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Sexual harassment

janetbrayne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dementia, Grief, and Sexual harassment

lasunflower's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

Cute collection of interwoven stories about women and their cats. Themes of found family, mental illness and grief, but for how emotional it is, it was also lighthearted.

I did not like the first story as much. Chobi is my least favourite character and that story did not feel as developed as the others.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

genstrong's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

A very easy and fast read. I enjoyed most of the book but felt that the ending was contrived. I had been expecting something deeper and more philosophical given that the character of Jon (the all-knowing philosopher) was meant to grant wishing but it ended up being rushed, simplistic and not that moving. I also felt there was something strange about how the cats in particular talked about gender, and I then I realised the writers are both male and it made complete sense. I hadn’t looked up the writers before starting the book but saw their bios at the end. Gender is treated as a “binary is natural” concept and even the scene with sexual assault seemed unrealistic, like how a man would imagine the scene to go rather than giving visceral “lived experience” vibes. Overall, it was ok but not recommendation-worthy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

fadingmoths's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Dementia

serendipity421's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual harassment

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

charming, however a tad underwhelming.

it's definitely one of the prettiest hardbacks i own now, and i was really excited for it with makoto shinkai (the filmmaker of your name and weathering with you) having been involved and all.
but something was missing. i could go ahead, say it was boring and call it a day, but that wouldn't do it justice at all.
i suppose it was missing the sort of excitement that comes with uniqueness. because though it was a very heartfelt book with unique characters, it didn't feel very ... new? earth-shattering?

everything about the book was just fine, yk. but 'fine' books usually aren't the ones that stick with you for a long time.

very wholesome, forgettable, and wise in a very conventional type of way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is a really cute multiple pov story. It deals with mental illness topics and cats! Overall it was a really nice and quick read. It was also really fun while reading to see how all the people and cats were linked in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

catandherbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual harassment

soots's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Sexual harassment