Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

7 reviews

maximauve's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Body horror

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This one was milder with the gore, and while I was not primarily looking for blood and bodily horror, they probably would have made the stories more horrifying as the psychological horror felt milder too and overall I wasn't as creeped out as I usually am with Ito. Insanely skilled art and creative stories as always, but something was missing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity and Adult/minor relationship

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Suicide

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

While this isn't my favourite from Junji Ito, I really appreciated the unique concepts coupled with his eerie artwork and the utilisation of page turns for jump scares. My favourite of the collection, Slumber, follows a young man who believes he is committing murders during his sleep. I loved the final plot twist and the ambiguity of it, which i felt amplified the horror of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Gore, Blood, and Death

Minor: Infidelity

doomluz'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Terminal illness

evelphysicist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Entertaining horror but not quite as impactful as Ito’s previous works in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

mswarning's review

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? It's complicated

3.5

Have not read any of the author's other work, though the titles are familiar. Some of the stories are more predictable than others. There's a nice variety with the different types of stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization