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The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

17 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Sexism, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Rape, Ableism, Bullying, and Homophobia

roksyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Dark, tense, and a little bit mysterious; this is a great ghost story inspired by Japanese legend that is satisfyingly creepy but also oddly sweet. It was a comfortable read, easy to finish in a couple of sessions, but balanced nicely by a steady pace. It won't be for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

stephanieluxton's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this book but it was unfortunately just boring for me. Everything happens exactly how you'd expect it to.
This book was strange because it feels like it would have been better as a movie. The way the author wrote many of the scenes included things that would be jump scares if it was on tv, but lacked the impact when reading the scene. Additionally I have no idea what genre this book is. There are horror elements but the book is largely from the perspective of a ghost so the lack of mystery around her character removes all the spookiness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Self harm, Gore, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Child death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Chronic illness

lodestar45's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Rape, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse

woolgatherer's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

Every once in a while, I’m in the mood to read some kind of horror. I picked this book at random, not knowing much beyond a general summary. I should preface that I’m not easily scared, so, for those who get antsy with the horror genre, take what I say with a grain of salt. I honestly didn’t find this book scary at all. I can tell Chupeco was leaning more towards a haunting atmosphere than anything, but there are also a few gory moments that may make some queasy.

I thought the main point-of-view from a spirit named Okiku really interesting. She had a distinct voice that gave the story a strong direction for the most part, especially highlighting themes of healing as well as revenge. However, I think the development of the characters in this book suffered a little in favor of atmosphere, which, unfortunately, didn’t do much for me.

I think this is one of those hit-or-miss books. Chupeco is a great writer, though, so I don’t think you’ll be too disappointed with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

svangleboyer's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Girl from the Well is a great horror novel that includes a look at Japanese folklore, includes lots of gore, and has a very interesting plot that will keep you enthralled until the very last page.

I love that the majority of the story is narrated by the ghost because it really lets you see inside her mind and makes her easier to understand especially after learning about her tragic past.  Rin Chupeco does an amazing job really drawing you into the story and her descriptions are so vivid that I felt like I was in Japan with Tarquin and his family.  I also love that I learned more about Japan and Japanese culture and can't wait to learn more.  I will say there are some pretty gory scenes so be warned.  Definitely not for the faint of heart.

I love all the cast of characters because they are very relatable, and they all have their own flaws that I enjoy in novels.  I love the devotion that Tarquin and his family have for each other because they are willing to do anything to help each other.  I especially love the relationship between Tarquin and his cousin Callie and enjoyed watching their interactions.  You can tell they have great love and respect for each other.

I highly recommend The Girl from the Well for any horror fans, any fans of the Ring series, and/or anyone interested in Japanese folklore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

peppers_books's review against another edition

5.0

i have the hardcover and read it over a year ago but i loved it so when i saw the new cover i knew i wanted a copy. i finally got around to rereading it and it was even better than i remembered. i feel like this story has a little bit of everything. it's creepy at times and there's some really cool scenes that get a little gory. i could picture some of them as if i was watching a horror movie and it made the experience so fun. aside from the horror aspect, there's some tenderness and redemption and healing and family and of course revenge. it's definitely a book that i'll be reading again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, and Death

Minor: Bullying and Pedophilia

casii's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Blood, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

Spoiler

the narrator/MC is a ghost who exclusively tracks down and kills people who murder children, with graphic horror and violent descriptions, with the secondary MC suffering from parental abuse by a parent with mental illness, bullying, kidnapping, severe illness, and more I'm probably forgetting.

Heavy themes of violence, gore, murder, kidnapping, ghost possession, parental abuse, mental illness, rape/sexual assault, and more.

qtcarolyn's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence