Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Afterdark by Haruki Murakami

24 reviews

sylvia_atricapilla's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

2wn's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

jenna_rren86's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, and Cancer

jainabee's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Murakami messing with my mind again. A mystery that isn't a mystery. No clues to unravel, no startling conclusions. He'll bring the reader to a moment that seems momentous, and then slyly let it be mundane. And just to be absolutely clear about that, he'll address what you might think he's getting at and tell you point blank that's not what it is. Or you'll think you see a big plot twist and he'll say, nope, it's really what it appears to be. Somehow he fills this stark series of short chapters with lush cinematic details, complete with a playlist of tunes playing in the background of each scene. Or intense silence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Xenophobia

geller's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

lupolucas's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deportation, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Incest, Grief, Death of parent, and Cancer

hannahbracken's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

At the beginning of the book I thought that it was going to be dull and it would take me a long time to read it but by the middle of the book I was so intrigued I finished it so fast. The end was genuinely beautiful. This was the first Murakami book i read and I love the way he writes and how different and odd some of the things he says are, but i hate the way he describes women in a lot of his writing. I have read other Murakami books and I have a love hate relationship with them because he’s a genius in his writing but the sexuality is not needed and uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

mjones123425's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Addiction

marianadgmendes's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, and Death of parent