Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

111 reviews

kattsram's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.5

I have no idea what just happened. But the art in this book is phenomenal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cannibalism and Death of parent

Minor: Murder

phantomfighter724's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

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

gatogato's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

what the fuck did i just read. 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

nuorivegaani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

snail / 5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

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

mancthulhu's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

brilliant amd stunningly horrifying - really beautiful both visually and narratively. Might regret finishing it late at night but I just couldn't help myself!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking

micahhhh20's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Disturbing, gory, gruesome. This was a perfect read for book club because each chapter was more disturbing than the last and we all needed to check-in with each other, like, did I just see what I saw 😵‍💫

The body horror in this was extremely disturbing and I would proceed with caution while reading. We ended up reading 5 chapters/week, which was good because I needed that space to process each section.

Overall, another 5⭐️ winner from Junji Ito. I thought there was an interesting combination of cosmic horror and socio-political commentary. And each chapter packed a punch! I will not be the same after reading this one—the spirals will haunt me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic