bexi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
3.75
Weirdly delightful. Would recommend.
Moderate: Suicide, Sexism, Death, and Misogyny
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, and Rape
mandkips's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death and Body horror
lexisrat's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
It is hit and miss, with some of them being really intruiging while others are cut short. Overall they could have all been developed more.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Sexual assault
meganmagicmusings's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
for_esme_with_love's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This feminist ghost story collection delivers a very similar ~ darkly whimsical ~ tone to one of my favorite films, Spirited Away. Loosely based on Japanese folklore, these stories follow the otherworldly spirits who haunt temples, bathhouses, and unsuspecting men, living (or not) exactly as they please. An on-point concept with an execution to match, do yourself a favor and bring these ladies home!
Moderate: Domestic abuse
One of the characters throws pots and pans at her husband when she is angry.sarah984's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a super fun collection of short stories that take Japanese mythology and reimagine the ghost/monster characters in a modern context. All the stories are set in the same world, so various characters are shared between them. There is a short summary of the story each piece in the book is based on at the end, which was interesting for me.
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death
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