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chwaters's review against another edition
3.0
Ginko continues his travels, seeking out and helping those who are troubled by the mushi. We also start to learn a bit more about Ginko's past and his reasons for being a mushishi. Still hoping for a larger story arc to tie all it all together.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
3.0
my review for this volume is the same as for the previous: high in imaginative value, low on centralized plot
lalibreriasottoilmare's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
meepelous's review against another edition
4.0
Looking back at this volume from the vantage point of just having just completed the fourth, I will put it out there that it does zoom into something more resembling a character arc. Relatively anyway, and certainly still very slow, fractured and completely still Mushishi, but you do eventually learn a bit more about Ginko's own story. At this point in volume two however, we are still diving into what exactly the Mushi can do.
Urushibara continues to really impress me with her ability to create so many stories that are so incredibly similar but also distinctly different. Nothing is repeated. And while I didn't initially think of it myself, but as some other reviewers point out, each story is a testament to the importance of life and finding coexistence between humans and nature. Likely another reason I feel so incredibly drawn to this series. That, and as someone else pointed out, Ginko is a bit of a dead ringer for Hellblazer.
There are certainly more than one damsels in distress, but it certainly was not chapter after chapter after chapter of victimized women like in corpse delivery service. It helps that the series isn't highly sexualized. None of the characters are super masculine or super feminine, because no one in these books are super anything, but that probably helps smooth over what is often problematic. And of course, there are a few young boys and even grown men (at times) who fall victim to Mushi.
The art and layout continue to be pretty whimsical. Not super detailed, ornamental or trippy, just quietly dreamy. So not super easy to read for beginners, but not super out there.
Urushibara continues to really impress me with her ability to create so many stories that are so incredibly similar but also distinctly different. Nothing is repeated. And while I didn't initially think of it myself, but as some other reviewers point out, each story is a testament to the importance of life and finding coexistence between humans and nature. Likely another reason I feel so incredibly drawn to this series. That, and as someone else pointed out, Ginko is a bit of a dead ringer for Hellblazer.
There are certainly more than one damsels in distress, but it certainly was not chapter after chapter after chapter of victimized women like in corpse delivery service. It helps that the series isn't highly sexualized. None of the characters are super masculine or super feminine, because no one in these books are super anything, but that probably helps smooth over what is often problematic. And of course, there are a few young boys and even grown men (at times) who fall victim to Mushi.
The art and layout continue to be pretty whimsical. Not super detailed, ornamental or trippy, just quietly dreamy. So not super easy to read for beginners, but not super out there.
adubrow's review against another edition
4.0
Very good, but I liked the first volume much better. (See my other review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9488184)
hollowspine's review against another edition
3.0
After Mushishi vol. one, the second volume doesn't disappoint. Again, the beautiful artwork, mysterious cases and interesting lives encapsulated in a short visit by Ginko. One aspect that I'm finding enjoyable is that the short stories that comprise the series overlay a larger plotline that is developing through the volumes. I can't wait to pick up the next volume, this series really has just sucked me into it's world. There is nothing better than that to readers like me.
shoggoth_roof's review against another edition
5.0
El segundo tomo recopila cinco nuevos relatos donde Ginko pone sus conocimientos sobre los insectos al servicio de las gentes del lugar. Me gusta especialmente la profundidad de los personajes y las diversas motivaciones que los llevan a actuar de ciertas maneras. El despliegue de folclore es una delicia. Es una serie bastante emotiva.
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