Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Almost Transparent Blue by Ryū Murakami

8 reviews

nosaltres_les's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Violence

umacertagabi's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

elmocito's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Violence

barareads's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

i would really like to give this book 4,5 stars… basically i’d even choose 5 instead of 4 in this horribly lacking system (we need at least half-points, come on goodreads) but it just doesn’t sit right with me that such a dark hopeless story will get 100% score from me… this was unpleasant to read but it was a great great experience.
i see how the criticisms of this book might include the idea that this type of story has been done a lot and done better, but honestly i don’t care cause this exact book touched me. i generally hate nature and environment descriptions, can’t get through a couple of sentences without yawning, but here all the stuff the character saw through the narco-haze, it was incredible to read, very vivid imagery of the hyper realistic world around him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, 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

honeyvoiced's review

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

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

rishika_varma's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol