Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami

8 reviews

moz_art's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

superpraskova's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

flexluthor's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

 Grimmest book I've read in a long long time. It's gross, it's grimy, it's sad, it's horrifying. It's like if Jack Kerouac had none of the whimsy of the beat generation. I did like it a lot, it's another one that can be sped through to reach the psyche-baring conclusion. Which I absolutely loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

reader00's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

bemysea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

escaping_america's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

pseudoliterature's review against another edition

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

this is definitely a book I read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

shioniota's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment