Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

72 reviews

kdaniels's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kzty's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

jmdressel's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

it was a bit difficult for me to get into this book, but the POV was quite interesting. a very different culture than what i’m familiar with, so certain parts were informative. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

pikkumarja's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

Unenomainen, koskettava ja kaunis kirja unohdetuista, halveksutuista ja heistä, jotka halutaan siivota tieltä. Ja tietenkin huonosta onnesta ja menetyksestä.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

froon's review against another edition

3.0

“i loved the concept more than the book” all of us reviewers say in harmony. 

you can tell yu has a passion about the topics she writes about, specifically the story of fukushima and the homeless in ueno station. and she has moments of beautiful heartbreak and philosophy woven through the novel. however, missing is something to ground the narrative. instead, it feels more a sequence of poetic thoughts, tied together by two significant moments (

koichi’s dead and kazu’s suicide

). unfortunately, the characters aren’t enough to carry this plotlessness, as kazu is mainly passive and the side characters are mostly one-off appearances. 

i did like the cyclical nature of the story. it felt very apt for a narrative of this nature. also, kazu’s absence from his family’s life was a moving and devastating portrait of the sacrifice the poor must make for the hope of stability. those moments will stick with me the most.

overall, this is overwhelming successful for a “blind date with a book” read imo, so i’m going to be ending on this high note and never do that again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

partyarlie's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

beautiful writing, so many quotes that I know will stick with me. the writing was a bit hard to follow at times since it jumped around in the story a lot, but it also just reminded me of how the mind wanders, so I enjoyed it. a very sad and heavy read that i would very much recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

kukazashi's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Animal death

kitpotter's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

I enjoyed several aspects of this book, including the descriptive writing and exploration of Japanese daily life, culture, and history. However, I struggled with the constantly shifting stream of consciousness and frequently felt lost. The ending stunned and moved me, and I am still reflecting on Kazu's decision.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment