Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Das Seidenraupenzimmer by Sayaka Murata

482 reviews

cjones12's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, and Cannibalism

jdona793's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

easts's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

thursdd4y's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

PLEASE take note of all content warnings before reading this book - it can be extremely triggering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

r0seres's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

I am obsessed with the writing style and the depiction of trauma and psyche

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Chapter 2 is especially triggering and graphic for many readers, I am not one to be sensitive but please research and proceed with caution

raccoonfoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Be careful. Take breaks from reading as you need them.

crispygarden's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Body horror

delicateteacup's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably my favorite dark, morbid, messed up book. I wanted something more extreme than Tender is the Flesh, and got exactly that. Some parts were hard to get through, but just added to the plot. The ending was shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

jessiecat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Gore

wisewun1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I think this is the strangest book I’ve ever read. What at first felt like a relatable tale about being “othered” quickly divulged into absurdity that I’m not quite convinced was symbolic. Don’t get me wrong, I loved this book. It was a wild ride. I feel like every (long) chapter changed what the goal of the book was. Aside from commentary on being an outsider (which was very relatable as a queirdo) and surviving both spoken and unspoken heteronormative expectations, I’m not really sure what this was about on a deeper level. Maybe that was the point… This one will stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment