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A review by typedtruths
Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
▷ Representation: Japanese cast & setting; mc with a speech impediment.
Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph
Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape
➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical misogyny and classism, graphic period-typical ableism, rape mentioned, smoking, alcohol consumption & abuse, a secondary character with alcoholism, blood and gore depiction including dead bodies, a secondary character with chronic rheumatism, death of a friend from illness recounted, femicide by strangulation (multiple, off-page), gun violence, active military duty & war themes recounted including the accidental detonation of underwater mines (on-page), and animal abuse (off-page).
Context: A secondary character is imprisoned in his room (literally in a cage) because he is a 'madman'/'lunatic'. A secondary character mentions he enjoys raping women. Mentions of a secondary character's pet cat being suspended from the ceiling by a rope but is uninjured.