Reviews

Dark Water by Kōji Suzuki

evil_mia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

allgutternopedestal's review against another edition

I really liked the ideas behind these stories, and I loved the direction that they were going in, but a lot of them just ended too abruptly! 

shintaf's review

3.0

Personally speaking, the first story was the creepiest. I feel like throwing up everytime I remember it (I'm not trying to remember it tho, sometime it just came up to my mind), but the rest was ..... bore me. Giving too much details at the point where I don't care anymore. There wasn't any spooky vibes left, only boredom. I need to go through some unnecessary pages just to grasp the next scene.

Thus, I decided to dnf this book at 85% (only one story left but I don't think I have the energy for that).

alicelalicon's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

ilya_gilbronson's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

sea_pier's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

alienkart's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

lauraborkpower's review

3.0

An overly themed collection of short stories by the author behind the Ring trilogy. Each story incorporates (you guessed it!) water, though by the third/fourth story, I'd gotten a little tired of the gag. But there's some creepiness in here that might be worth a quick read.

hyliansaiyan's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

mint_julippe's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder