Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

9 reviews

eviepops0161's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lshkrk's review against another edition

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

3.5

the ending is disgusting and female characters just serve as vehicles for boosting and inflating the protagonist’s ego. have a nice read:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tuni's review against another edition

dark 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

0.5

What the fuck did I just read. From the completely unlikable characters to this weird layer of misogyny covering the whole story, I hated all of it. Constant oversexualization of women, infantilization of them during sex, a ridiculously long lesbian rape scene evolving a minor, holy shit...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction

mostpeoplecallmemilo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

jessiejessj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.0

I am undecided on how I feel about this book for a variety of reasons. The main character is one that I enjoyed and I found his view and his takes on life to be refreshing. He was a flawed human, but he acknowledged that fully, and there was something inherently likeable in his own measure of himself that I connected to. But I hated the women and I think that was likely a measure of my own shortcomings and my own experiences with men that made me want to shake my fist at them going “What are you doing!!! Can’t you see how depraved these men are making you? Don’t you know you deserve better?!” Maybe I am just not accustomed to Japanese literature and the themes inherent in them, but gah, this book mainly just made me mad, confused, or sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

hollieadaw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Blood

anotherbookwithtee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.0

This book made me feel very uncomfortable didn’t enjoy the readin experience- but as a whole it’s a very interesting book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

astridrv's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

I liked the prose: it's efficient, sensitive, poetic, natural. There are some scenes, some imagery, that will remain with me like paintings. Otherwise, I did not enjoy any of the characters, the narrator's misogyny made it hard to get through the book, and I am left to feel unsure about the value of the observations about life, death, and mental illness given throughout this tale. I will give it this: both the ending and one specific character arc added a note of mystery that will stay in my head for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mimosakettunen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment