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corpsepose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Mitologizacja nie zatrzymuje się na przepowiedni, być może stąd trudna w ocenie przez pryzmat zwykłego, "dzisiejszego" zestawu norm i wartości.
Historia, zdaje mi się, o pudełkach, drzwiach i ramkach, a także o połowach rzeczy, co zgrabnie podsumowują cytat przytoczony na okładce i wspomnienie o "Uczcie" Platona.
Z prostszych obserwacji: Murakami nie umie pisać kobiet, za to ciekawa transreprezentacja. Różnice kulturowe mogą dawać się we znaki czytelnikowi.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
madamenovelist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
To elaborate on content warnings: Two different instances of incest, both involving an adult & a minor. One was consensual in the real world and another was rape in a shared dream. The animal cruelty is extremely gruesome and involves cats, so cat lovers should brace or skip this book altogether.lambclown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Chronic illness
toffishay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, and Medical content
hannah_cogo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Child abuse and Chronic illness
lara_anne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
spicycheesecake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
If I ever pick this up again, I'm skipping that chapter.
Update:
1 year later, I've finally picked back up this book and finished. I am so glad I did
What the fuck did I just read though?
Weird shit. Weird shit. Weird shit. Weird shit but it all worked out so well in the end. What the sigma fr
My first Murakami book!! I'm not going to lie, when I got to that chapter about all the cats and the Things happening to them, I thought it was over. I thought I had picked up my first Murakami, saw the terrible things he wrote about, and thought that it was the end of me and Murakami. I will not forgive him for that disgusting, god-forsaken chapter. I'm glad that I re-picked up the book though. The storyline and all the characters were so epic. I love Nakata. I love Hoshino. I love Mr. KFC guy.
There are a lot of things that I just don't understand. But I feel that there is beauty in not understanding some of the story. Though I think that some of my knowledge was lost in my 1-year gap of putting this book down.
Anyway yeah. I kinda don't want to think about this book anymore. But it was so weirdly good. I want to read more Murakami though, if anyone has any recommendations!!!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, and Murder
jo_lzr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
zonboi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Outing, and Dysphoria
aisclaradm's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Overall, an amazing book that would have deserved a full 5 stars, except that the way that women are written is absolutely vile — I have never seen a clearer example of rabid sexual objectification in such an unnecessary, uncomfortable, and graphic way.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness