Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

36 reviews

bhaavyab's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

who_elze's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A novel idea that truly adds a new level to the horror genre

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

vonhippo's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Torture, and Cannibalism

smellofoldbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The story is a little repetitive at first, but then unfolds in a great way. The horror is sometimes so exaggerated that it's almost funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

sandramarinis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing, especially the last 100 pages. I couldn't put it away! The illustrations too, just wow. Amazing horror dystopia!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

paloverdepages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I went into this with high hopes, and I still enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to! I love Kirie, I don't think she's given enough credit for how much of a badass she is.

She goes through all these horrors, loses her family, hometown, and all the friends she makes along the way, and the whole time she stays kind and determined and levelheaded.

I have mad respect for her and I was rooting for her the whole time. Her boyfriend, Shuichi, also shines and I loved seeing them interact, especially in "Jack-In-The-Box."

I think "The Scar" is my favorite chapter. "Medusa" is high up there as well. Each successive chapter builds on things mentioned before. Details from earlier in the story come back into play in later chapters; it's fun to notice because you're rewarded for paying attention, and I appreciate how it really feels like you learn the information organically. 

Sometimes you just have to laugh as more and more absurd things keep happening, there are definitely some funny panels, but please mind the warnings! This is definitely horror and you see it all, really really not for the faint of heart!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

momo4130'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Pregnancy