Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

6 reviews

vejis's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Fatphobia

federica123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Sexism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I read the book a second time, and although I enjoyed it the first time, I enjoyed it a little more now.  The main reason was that I wasn't confused at the beginning and knew the motives, the world of the book, and overall it made sense to me from the beginning.  I found the writing and storytelling style to be very enjoyable. I also really liked the story and it was very nicely laid out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death

frannyglass's review

adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

alithea's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

mudkipmillie's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is not for the casual reader, I would recommend reading this book as a part of a book club or group so that you can have someone to discuss it with because the psychological themes can be highly confusing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Death