Reviews tagging 'Death'

Echte wereld by Natsuo Kirino

13 reviews

stellahadz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Cool premise, not a fan of the execution. It was hard to figure out the message of the book beyond "teenagers do unhinged things sometimes for reasons that adults can't possibly understand." I definitely read books with similar themes (Catcher in the Rye, etc.) when I was a teenager, but at least with other books I could kind of relate to the characters. With Real World, I couldn't understand any of the motivations behind the characters' behavior, even after they explained it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

lexcellent's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

readersbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

1.5

far more riveting in its conclusion then grotesque, my most recent Kirino read. I really enjoyed the look at life from the chaos of a teenager who feels on the fringes of everything, including their friends, and the exploration into cause-and-effect. It was a devourable read, even if I felt no particular affinity for any one character. I do wish yuzan had been more wholly fleshed out as a character. Misgendering, transphobia, and lesbophobia are in this book, so do note this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

andlovetoowillruinus's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Car accident

brittn's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

broccoli_aesthetics's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Rape and Terminal illness

feelgl_rius's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

invisibleninjacat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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

This book was labeled as feminist noir with queer characters, and it was in the teen section at the library, so I had a certain expectation of what this book would be like. It was not like my expectations, and I really don't think it belongs in the teen section. I did not like any of the characters, and didn't really understand them either. I didn't see what was feminist about it either, except possibly in a "support women's rights but mostly women's wrongs" way. I also expected a murder mystery and just got stuck with murder. There was one part I did like - each of the characters had point of view chapters, and it was interesting finding out what they knew about each other, what they thought the others knew about them, and what the others really did know about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

amaya_jam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

the book ending is what pushed it from a solid 3 stars to 3.75. the final pieces of introspection really helped give all the characters real shape when before they all felt like they fit into stereotypical molds (ie violent-loner, the good girl, the academic, the token gay, the succubus, etc.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

nightlylaments's review against another edition

dark fast-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

I enjoyed the book but it was also kinda boring. I didn't really care for the characters that much but I did like the plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent