Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto

6 reviews

hlmiranda's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sleepyriv's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

generalmalfoy's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

I read this book in German. 
What I enjoyed the most was the prose, especially how the author wrote so picturesque that I could really see and feel the situation in my head. It all felt very gentle but at the same time matter-of-fact. The translator did wonderful work of achieving this so well in the German edition - I am sure the Japanese and English editions are very similar in this.

It was my first book by Banana Yoshimoto, but it will surely not be the last.
The story itself was interesting, albeit a bit unusual for me - I don't read a lot of contemporary fiction. The way the author dealt with the heavier topics of this book (see content warnings, though they might be minor spoilers) read very well and it didn't feel too overwhelming or uncomfortable, even though the topics themselves can easily be so. 

While reading, I felt rather calm and somehow content and comforted, in a very weird way. For me, it was a meditative read, if one could call it that.
I loved this book, the love being calm and meditative. Being like this, I give it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

that_vnr's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

omnimalizm's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

3.75

Surrealistyczna, przygnębiająca, przyciągająca niczym magnes i skłaniająca do refleksji historia o miłości, samotności, stracie i konwenansach. Prosty, ale obrazowy styl mnie urzekł, chociaż dialogi wydawały się niezbyt wiarygodne.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Incest and Abortion

1w2e3r4a5's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion