Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

17 reviews

sleepyriv's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, War, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Homophobia

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Moderate: Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Classism, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

junisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m about to make Yukio Mishima my entire personality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and War

deadlizard's review

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, War, Violence, Blood, and Gore

mako_todo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and War

sunnybopeep's review against another edition

4.5

Despite being a little bit disjointed, this book is fantastically written with beautiful language. It is probably one of the most candid and vulnerable stories I have ever read. I think you can tell that Mishima was less experienced when he was writing this, as some parts drag, but the content is indisputably excellent. Mishima’s fixation on death reminds me a bit of Bataille, but his philosophies stray in a different direction. Overall, this was a great read that gave me a peek inside the author’s mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

strrygo's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

this took me a while to get through! not because i didn't enjoy reading it, but because it was just honest in a way that made me feel almost guilty for not giving it my undivided attention. mishima makes it hard to ever step away even when u've put the book down.
tucking my heart into the pages, alongside the one there now, until i'm ready to share in this ache again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

larseneiii's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness and Bullying

Minor: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

fujo_cat's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia, Child death, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts