Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Cat and The City by Nick Bradley

6 reviews

clairew97's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

miastr's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, and Abortion

meg_sc's review against another edition

medium-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

2.0

I think this is another one of those books that was marketed wrong - I did really enjoy some of the stories that met the branding of "sweet, emotional tale involving a cat", but those stories are the minority in this book. I found the descriptions of sex really jarring and tacky, and almost gave up reading during the first chapter. Even though some of the stories did draw me in, the depictions of sex, sexual violence, and animal abuse were very abrupt and squashed any enjoyment of the other stories. In fact, if you picked up this book because you like cats, here's a warning that

one chapter main character lashes out at the cat and breaks it's jaw as it approaches her, in a really randomly violent moment, and in another story there are depictions of multiple dead cats.

I did enjoy how the narratives tied together, but I feel that it could have been done better and ultimately wasn't very clear. I also don't think this book benefited at all from being a westerner's perspective of Japan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual violence

zara89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder

susannederstein's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

4.5 read but want it to be included in 5 star list

very thought-provoking, interesting and out of the ordinary. loved how the different stories interlinked and all the different topics they covered. amazing writing style and world-building

loved all about it except that i often had to google the japanese words (would have liked a little dictionary thing at the end) and that the book has received criticism for being from the outsider's perspective and often not representative of japanese culture while being written in the POV of japanese people

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Blood, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

creepypiespice's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy