Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

31 reviews

madapatru's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

ashleygreene03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

All the trigger warnings haha
The first story was the strongest, and it slowly devolved from there. I loved the book as a whole and what Sayaka Murata is doing, but the execution here could have used more fine-tuning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

sarathroughpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death

oywiththepoodles's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jamieann123's review against another edition

Heavy focus on cannibalism and use of human body matter. The writing is incredibly jarring for the subject matter.
Understand this is the aim of the writer but too much for me-and I am usually a fan of horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism

grunbean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

A real mix of stories, all weird, all confrontational, all wonderful. If you are uncomfortable with ideas that are a bit gross it could be a challenge to read. I really enjoy ‘weird’ books, and I was hooked on these stories. My favourites were Life Ceremony and Eating The City.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

aunticles's review against another edition

challenging dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This author was recommended to me by a neurodivergent friend who related to her very strongly. Having read these stories, I can understand that. Being neurotypical, I felt it gave me an insight into that world. I thought the ideas were brilliant but I didn't really enjoy the execution or writing style. The tone throughout is naive, matter of fact, almost bland, and it contrasts starkly with the visceral body horror in some of the stories. I found that the discomfort outweighed the humour in the stories and Life Ceremony was almost too much for me. This collection is definitely worth reading but I can't say I enjoyed the experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

arieslofi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy

lidia7's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

very gross and disturbing

i enjoyed these stories the most: Body Magic, Hatchling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Excrement, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, and Cultural appropriation