Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Sopa de miso by Ryū Murakami

46 reviews

brina_sch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It is Crazy, it’s short. Despite how messed up parts are I couldn’t put it down I had to know what happened next, and for getting me out of a reading hump, have only great things to say about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

tealdavis's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Well written. Interesting themes. More gorey than I expected. I think maybe I came into it with slightly misplaced expectations of what the book was trying to be. Definitely graphic at times but felt bluntly authentic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Just know that it becomes somewhat detailed at points that may be deeply unsettling/ uncomfortable for some.

darniy's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

erin2802's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Horrifying and gruesome are good words to use, especially one part in particular. A commentary on the loneliness of regular people and their moral ambiguities. Frank is a terrifying character and the calmness and stoic nature of him makes him all the more creepy. Kenji is no saint either, he did not do the things that Frank did, but he was complicit in his actions. Though after experiencing something so traumatic, I don’t know what anyone would do, I suppose it was a matter or survival? All in all, an interesting book, it did what it set out to do, which is to horrify and intrigue the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

liamowens24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

jan_coco_day's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ryu Murakami is the superior Murakami. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

joelle99's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this but I kind of liked how it deviated from the normal pace of a thriller. I liked the social and psychological themes explored from the angle of night life in japan. However, this book still falls into misogynistic tropes and is still a patriarchal point of view despite the author clearly trying to criticise the objectification of women in sex work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

bethany01's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

joy_ong's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

eena's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment