Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

No Longer Human by Junji Ito

12 reviews

veggiecats's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Really intense, but really well done. As a book, I mean its masterful and raw. In terms of Junji Ito's rendition of it, I think the illustrations definitely help with certain themes, such as a

Takeichi being "reborn" as Yoichi. And also the delusions and envisioning different people inhabiting one person.

I think this is wonderfully done and really resonated with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Gore

I would not recommend reading this if you are actively struggling with feelings of hopelessness and suicidal ideations, symptoms of psychosis and extreme paranoia, or are sensitive to themes of sexual assault and rape.

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Grief, Genocide, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Gore, and Emotional abuse

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide

elharpwhy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was one of the darkest, most challenging books I’ve ever read. It honestly stunned me. The art was phenomenal. This one focuses more on the horrors of real life. Much more like a drama, which I always think of as a subgenre of horror. Definitely check out the content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Addiction, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kingdamian345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Well, that happened 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

celbl8o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Definitely an important book, and definitely one that will sit with me for a long time. Will I likely recommend this to anyone? No. It’s a deeply triggering book, and definitely not one everyone should read. Still, a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

youngserfs's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

Junji Ito is the right person to illustrate this story. I recommend reading the novel by Osamu Dazai on it's own first, but this is a great way to revisit No Longer Human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Rape

alymei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Gore, Drug use, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War and Sexism

rhianna00's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence