Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Sopa de miso by Ryū Murakami

32 reviews

larseneiii's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lucifersbabymomma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zoetennant's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

lreeve's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cinderrunner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Concept is interesting but the execution could have been far better. Im not sure how much of my issues with the book are due to the translation vs the actual writing. The language felt very odd and stilted. The story dragged a lot in multiple places. We spend far too much time in Kenji's head as he critiques and runs commentary on Japan. Felt less like a thriller and more like I was reading some bitter dude's interpretation on Japanese culture and history. Even after the biggest murder happens, the pace drops right back down and continues to slag. I was honestly bored for most of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

arianasinger's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

scumbear's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

theangelssing's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

it was an intriguing book at first, but past the middle it was really confusing and the end? I don't know how to feel about this book, it was long for nothing at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

fishreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Intriguingly mysterious, unexpectedly gruesome with a more or less disappointing ending.

Themes: single POV, Japan, sex work, crime, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt