Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Lovesickness by Junji Ito

20 reviews

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Abortion

awalsh1212001's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol

maxor76's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really like Lovesickness - it's amazing, but the other three stories this comes with are kinda lackluster

The siblings story felt like part of a series that I've been missing, the first story is fun but the second feels pointless.

The rib woman is an entertaining enough short story, it's simple.

The poop story I thought was stoll going to become horror so it was funny how it wasn't at all! It's just a wee tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Minor: Excrement and Stalking

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

convallaria_majalis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Not The best Junji Ito. Uzumaki and Shiver still reign. The Main Story was good. The short Stories weren't my Cup of Tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

charlotteiisobel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

zone_a3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I am once again disappointed by Junji Ito's work. Reading this after Uzumaki is like having leftovers when last night you were at a nice restaurant. It's okay, but it's just not the same. In fact, I would say that I enjoyed Deserter more than this collection. 

Aside from the comedic ending of this story, I found the other pieces to be lackluster. I'm not sure why, but it felt like it was missing something. The Lovesickness story was good, though I wasn't fond of the reveal. The other pieces weren't as good.

I think this collection comes off as more comedic than dark. I snorted quite a few times while reading. 

I will continue with my Ito journey, but I'm unsure if anything will top Uzumaki. (And I might be regretting selling my copy of Deserter.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness

urezia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail