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svimm2056's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
prod_atashi's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
shoelace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
stardustdreamer's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide and Excrement
haruday's review against another edition
I saw the spoiler warnings of graphic content, so I prepared myself before diving into it, but this book was so hyped I thought I could look past it. And I did for the most part.
On the surface, this story is a horror tragedy of a young girl abused and controlled by the adults around her, unable to be taken seriously, losing her voice, autonomy, right to her own body and free will. She struggles to make sense of the world and her womanhood the best she knows how, with no healthy adult figures around to guide her or to rely on. So she disassociates. Believes she is anything but an Earthling. Things become an out-of-body experience, and she is only an observer, biding her time for reasons unknown. The only solace she finds in life is her childhood "sweetheart," Yuu.
Again, unfortunately these types of horrid situations happen, with teachers taking advantage of children, family members that turn a blind eye, parents that are abusive and controlling, "friends" who have something to say about your sex life and family life, people that think they make up for their past actions by having children and contributing to the population... The book is shocking in its subject matter as it slowly unravels these gruesome experiences in an innocent, child-like perspective. Some of the thoughts are almost comedic and very fantastical, with mentions of aliens and magic. But the horror slowly dawns on you as you continue to flip the pages - a feeling that creeps up, slowly but surely, a sure warning for what's to come.
All fine. And then, it gets to the latter half of the book.
One after another, everything hits you on the head like a brick. Things happen. And I drew the last line at the
Overall, I feel very mixed about this book, so I'll refrain from giving it a rating. I can see how it's so divisive, but I did feel like it was very raw and real in the beginning half. I'm glad I was able to power through though and finish for my October reading challenge... you just probably wouldn't catch me reading it through a second time.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
cow_png's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
In the first few chapters, I felt like the author went a bit too in detail about things and made it longer than they needed it to be like
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Murder
Minor: Confinement and Suicidal thoughts
hellocath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Death, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent
emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
markwillnevercry's review against another edition
0.25
Reading notes:
Just a reminder, that we have two sex scenes, where Natsuki is 12.
The second she started talking about copying the way her friends talk it was just like "Ah yes, this is just reskinned convenience store woman".
There is victim blaming.
This book is published in 2018 and there is talk about how Natsuki does not have permission from her husband :)
Why are we here :)
Ah yes, Natsuki has the responsibility to have sex with her husband :)
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Ah yes, Natsuki was so lucky that her teacher was in love with her :)
Of course only Natsuki cares about love, it is not a manly thing :)
I am tired :)
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
plumdustsuns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Gaslighting