Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
44 reviews
mxpringle's review against another edition
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
4.5
I love the dream like state this book put me in where I questioned what events in it were real and fake. The writing and the way the characters were so fleshed our really gripped me and I haven't read a book so quickly in forever. However, as a with a lot of Murakami's writing, I did have an issue with how he portrays women and sex, and his strong emphasis on the male gaze.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexism
Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit
henryerickson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
My first Murakami and I loved it. Very difficult though. The way he tells about depression is so vivid that it can really creep out of the book into your mind, which is amazing but made it a grind. Extremely compelling. So many questions still, to be expected & not by accident.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
rachelenna's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
nenekiri's review against another edition
dark
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
rivermae's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
elijahcole's review against another edition
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
1.0
nothing happened in this book and it still managed to piss me off to no end.
first 100ish pages i thought the main character was just a guy with textbook definition autism that led to him feeling like an outcast then, of course in classic murakami fashion, he was just a straight up shitty dude and he absolutely deserved it. he turned out to
literally no resolution was reached and so many things were just thrown at the wall and never discussed again
first 100ish pages i thought the main character was just a guy with textbook definition autism that led to him feeling like an outcast then, of course in classic murakami fashion, he was just a straight up shitty dude and he absolutely deserved it. he turned out to
Spoiler
be a possible rapist?? and no one in this book took the rape accusations seriously? or cared that their friend was murdered because they were burdened by her being mentally unstable??literally no resolution was reached and so many things were just thrown at the wall and never discussed again
Spoiler
like tsukuru having a sex dream about/raping/being raped by haida (?)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Eating disorder and Miscarriage
c_hope_b's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny and Rape
annptran's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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
I think this was an interesting intro into Murakami’s books and I will definitely be picking up another one of his books eventually. I enjoyed reading Colorless but took off one star because I was a bit put off by the sexual nature of some of Tazaki’s thoughts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
reid23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
complex and intriguing plot to follow. you really get into the mind of the protagonist, and the plot is unraveled slowly
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Rape and Death
bunitsu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.5
no spoilers!!!
Colourless set my standards for books so much higher! i only recently got into reading and before reading it, i had read 2-3 books trying to get into reading but nothing really drew me in. i just thought was one of those people that couldn’t get into reading. But this changed everything. This book kept me on my toes. Every time i turned a page i didn’t want to stop because of how engaging it was. I’m a pretty slow reader so the fact i got through this book in 2 weeks says something.
Colourless set my standards for books so much higher! i only recently got into reading and before reading it, i had read 2-3 books trying to get into reading but nothing really drew me in. i just thought was one of those people that couldn’t get into reading. But this changed everything. This book kept me on my toes. Every time i turned a page i didn’t want to stop because of how engaging it was. I’m a pretty slow reader so the fact i got through this book in 2 weeks says something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment