Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Lovesickness by Junji Ito

10 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

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

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

ashar_allaire's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mir_frog73's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lilybear3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Excrement

silverraine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

katiemack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Classic Junji Ito spookiness, with plenty of body horror, supernatural elements, and other eerie aspects to make your skin crawl. The first part of the book centers around the first story (Lovesickness, in which teenagers get their fortunes told at a deadly crosswalk), and for me that was the most enjoyable. The few standalones at the end were mostly enjoyable as well, though the very last story about poop was out of place and seemed pointless.

If, like me, you've been on hold for Uzumaki at your library for about six months with no sign of getting a copy, give this a try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis