Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

8 reviews

angela_iseli's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexism, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

slintangel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

no more talk about womens petite frame and their voluptuous breasts is all i could ever ask 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Transphobia

applesodaperson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was hilarious and absurd. Such a wild premise. It definitely treats suicide in the most casual way possible, which I can see being a turn off for some readers. It was definitely entertaining, but I do have to rate it lower because of its portrayal of women. Literally every female character is only there to be constantly sexualized or dismissed as silly and crazy. There really isn’t a female character that isn’t throwing themselves at the main character. This really bugged me, and if this wasn’t present, I would have rated it a lot higher.
Listened to on Libby.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder

jenna_rren86's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book started felt like short stories that were only somewhat contracted until about the last quarter when it became more tense. It was mostly lighthearted in a dark-humor way throughout

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content

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

stanbleebs's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-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? Yes

2.5

There were some beautiful moments and some interesting chunks of writing that kept me going. Also this book sent me down a rabbit hole of research about the author. I couldn’t help but connect his story to the main character. All this kept me reading through the bad dialogue, blatant misogyny, and bad political takes. This wasn’t an enjoyable read for me but it was an interesting experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Addiction, Ableism, Violence, and Colonisation

keesreads's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Stalking

crass_cookie's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence