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: Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Violence
caseyreads998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
a decent magical realism road trip romp sandwiched between some of the most unbearable fake deep horrifying garbage I've ever encountered in fiction
it is bugging me to give this such a low score when I've given higher ratings to works I find much worse in terms of prose/etc but seeing skill squandered is blindingly painful
Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Incest, and Pedophilia
Minor: Transphobia
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, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Police brutality, and Self harm
star_witch's review against another edition
3.75
And yet, despite the fact that I absolutely hated some themes of this book and I definitely think that some things could have been altered and it would still capture the story the same way without traumatizing the reader, it was an unexpectedly good book. The writing style and the way the story was told managed to hold my attention. I couldn't figure out where the plot was going so that's why I kept reading even after some of the worst experiences I had while reading a book. The characters were unique, and while we definitely have some really problematic ones, imo
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It is definitely not a book I would recommend to anyone. If you would like to read it I strongly advise you to check the trigger warnings before doing so. Don't make the same mistake I did.
Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
Minor: Emotional abuse
iamjanaq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
cutepatzie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Dementia, Gore, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Bullying
sunny_not's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
daltonlaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Incest
orlagal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Incest, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death
kashila's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Self harm