Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Maan asukit by Sayaka Murata

247 reviews

nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

what the f*ck did i just read there's no way i could rate this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

lunchtime11's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

This book could be for some people, but it was absolutely not for me. Unnecessarily disturbing, grotesque, and vivid scenes without the internal reflection to match. Could not properly appreciate the themes and concepts explored, which are indeed worthwhile, due to feeling sick from the violence (physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, you name it). Was not prepared for this book based on cover and description - needed to read trigger warnings and gain more insight before picking it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Incest, Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

ghulsona's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Incest, Gore, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

cocchan's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Blood, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

korolevakotykiv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Murder, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, and Incest

jamesdaniel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

Minor: Incest, Gore, and Body horror

saharz's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was absolutely insane. At many times it was hard to read, not due to writing style but due to content. It deals with a lot of dark and heavy topics with vivid, vivid description. But for all it’s intensity I could not put the book down, the writing style was simple yet effective

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I was constantly questioning myself and the narrator

I found myself to be completely enthralled with this take on trauma and Japanese society. The world was normal, as I know it, and yet the book does an incredible job of presenting to you what is encroaching and dystopian about it, it feels like a different world but simultaneously, you know the rules of it- you know it’s logic and what’s expected and the ways the world reacts to the characters and the ways the characters react to the world have you respect the levels of absurdity the characters go to in response to it. All worlds seem equally absurd. “And why not respect

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Pobinpobopia

this is what you allow in this world you’ve chosen to build?” The author seems to ask. 
The ending was insane but beautiful. And I appreciated this type of loved that formed out of confession, radical acceptance, freedom, and taboo. But still, off the f*cking wall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

This is not a book for the weak. The content can be horrific at times and tries its best to intentional be morally repugnant. Walk carefully and at your own pace with this.

georgialee01's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Incest, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Gore, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

phiagrace97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

First off, a very weird book with a lot of trigger warnings. Proceed with caution. That said, I really liked it. It was a unique critique of societal norms with a lot of trauma and spicy mental illness mixed in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Incest

cow_png's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

ok wow uh, I really didn't expect anything that happened in this book. Please look at the content warning before reading this book. 
In the first few chapters, I felt like the author went a bit too in detail about things and made it longer than they needed it to be like

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when Natsuki got taken advantage of in the teacher's house, I felt extremely uncomfortable and kept thinking "ok so this is where it is going to stop" and it just kept going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Confinement