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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Excrement, and Vomit
clammyheart's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
My favorite was the last one, Dormitory, although the ending seemed abrupt. I liked the middle story as well. The first one was okay - could have done without the weird child sexualization and abuse, but I do like Ogawa’s writing on more taboo topics and depth of human strangeness. She writes about those times when you do something fucked up and don’t even know why.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident
natalienicholas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Deeply dark. I almost put it down after the first short story, but I'm so glad I didn't. Yoko writes about the topics we feel should never even cross our minds. and She does it with prolific prose. I found a new favorite author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, and Gaslighting