Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe

1 review

maurits's review

challenging dark reflective 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

I am probably not literate enough to understand the depth of talking about the mask. To me, the book reads like a severely mentally ill person in a hell of his own making. Reading it was like reading the ravings of a madman. It pretends to have logic in it, but there is none to be detected. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, Incest, Suicide, and Sexual content