Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino

7 reviews

charliereads23's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

amandahaydock's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Suicide

al07734's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Kizue is me. I am a Kizue. Beautiful and dark. It really made me think a lot, and definitely not in a good way. This novel provokes a lot of dark thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

emudds's review against another edition

dark

3.0

some poignant observations on the constrictive nature of femininity and feeling defined by your relationships to men ("for a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression." or "that was the first time i noticed that the men who embrace me, every single one of them, end up with an expression of emptiness when they are done, as if they have lost something.") but feels unfair to take that out on and possibly misrepresent the sex work industry (with the recognition that i have limited knowledge of the cultural context around it in japan specifically). also very invested in the constant refrain to "be good to me" throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual violence, and Incest

soapy_'s review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

katiieecat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Dementia

moonlightmelody's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

This book is not for the lighthearted. It covers sexual abuse of sex workers, hatred of women (internalized and societal), and just generally awful people. If you're not okay with any of that I'd avoid reading it.