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janhillary's review against another edition
Gonna draw the line at bragging about sexually assaulting women
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
madbrad22's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
inhaledmocha's review against another edition
Literally a waste of my time. The main characters "Friend" describes his VIVID recounting of the sexual assault a woman and it goes on for far too long and literally adds nothing to the story. And the main character just ignores is wife's pleas to not let him in the house because she's uncomfortable around him. Like WTF?
And then has the audacity to pick up the plot (Where essentially the movie starts at about 50%) and say okay here's the actual plot now have fun.
And then has the audacity to pick up the plot (Where essentially the movie starts at about 50%) and say okay here's the actual plot now have fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
evey_ack's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment
novellearts's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m a bit conflicted on this book. I ended up giving it a 4 because is I still found it enjoyable.. but there were parts of the story that I found extremely unnecessary.
Why did the author find it necessary to have the best friend Ryuji admit to raping a girl? And why did Asakawa not do anything about that admission? Not only that but then there’s a second rape at the end with Sadako who turns out to be intersex and is then murdered.
This is one of the rare occurrences where I did enjoy the film more than the book. I missed the possession aspect that the film gave to this story.
This is one of the rare occurrences where I did enjoy the film more than the book. I missed the possession aspect that the film gave to this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Transphobia
saldre's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kenziehath's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault
xavz_'s review against another edition
1.0
boy howdy was this book gross and also bad. completely unnecessary intersexphobia and like WAY too much rape. the parts where i wasn't mad i was sooo bored. i should have dnf'd at the beginning of the book (even before ryuji was introduced and asakawa really said i can excuse SERIAL RAPE but i draw the line at making noises when you chew. absolutely bonkers.) but alas i continued and that was a mistake. no reason this book had to be doin all of that. nasty.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
johannabanana's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I loved this book. I had seen the American version of the movie, so some plot points were spoiled going in, but it’s different enough that I found myself curious and gripped by what was happening. It’s got such a creepy atmosphere (I tried not to read at night out of fear, ha ha) and it’s easy to get swept into the mystery right from the beginning. I will explain why I took off 0.25 stars in the spoiler section.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder
I took off 0.25 stars because of the book’s treatment of intersex people; I understand that it was a different time, but it didn’t feel necessary to the plot and seemed to make the antagonist more otherworldly/horrifying.lunahbee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Fun to read the story behind the movie. Characters are mostly awful and infuriating human beings.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Murder
It’s important to keep in mind the context with which this book was written when reading. It was written 20 years ago in a country different from my own (USA), so there is discussion of some things that are obviously offensive in modern, western culture.