Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

3 reviews

toffishay's review

dark funny mysterious reflective 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

2.5

A really interesting premise, that quickly became flat and repetitive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Ableism, Fatphobia, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, and Transphobia

ever_unread's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The start of this book is a bit like a collection of short stories which made it feel fast to get through. Later on the plot develops and we see how these stories are linked.

How women were written grated me, they were basically just there to gratify our main character and were weak, subservient and generally pathetic. So, if this is something that grates on you too either skip this book all together or try to keep in mind the time and culture within which this was written - hard as it may be.

Overall, a bizarre, often unsettling, yet often surprisingly funny book which will have you questioning things about life you may never have considered before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

hadlihawkins's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Self harm, Classism, Sexual content, and Torture