Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

U miso-juhi by Ryū Murakami

8 reviews

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Oddly terrifying and fascinating. I am unsure if I think the mental illness representation further harms the mental health community (I'm in that community) or not. In some ways it shows the harm of forces institution, and how it does not help if the patient doesn't want to change. This book was very fatphobic. The only fat person in this whole story is an American... and it doesn't sit right with me. I think this book is a meditation on the fasination people have with foreigners, how classism is so prevalent in wealthy and less wealthy countries, lonliness,  and how we are all fascinated by death. Either way, this book had me empathize for the bad guy... That's a hard feat when murder is involved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Stalking, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, and Drug abuse

Please take care of yourself and read the content warnings.

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

okkqtsu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

jocelyndolence's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

honestly i felt sick reading this. it’s very, very graphic. i might do a more in depth review for anyone thinking about reading this just because of how many content warnings this book has. the writing is immaculate and wonderfully done, but so wonderfully done that everything described and done just leaves a sour taste in your mouth and a turning stomach in its wake. all though i cannot say i enjoyed this book because of this, i do think it was a very well written and disturbing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

cupcait's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Classism, War, Alcohol, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Vomit

luxucore's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization

stargazeartist's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: Excrement, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Vomit