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belwooga's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
amberguenette's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
bfab18's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Suicide, and Blood
Minor: Abortion
kingwangchuk's review against another edition
5.0
Lovesickness carried; it had many characters but made all of their roles important to the story, was also a nice take for horror
shesaidwhowhat's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
alexbthelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This was my first Junji Ito novel collection. I’ve heard about the author from others but have never had the opportunity to actually read one of their titles.
The first collection of stories by far was my favorite. I could not put the book down because I found it intriguing and it left me with more questions than answers at the end, which I personally love. The characters were interesting and realistic. All in all, the first book is the reason this collection has 4 stars for me. This story alone is 5 stars.
The second set of stories was my least favorite. I didn’t really like any of the characters and was expecting to learn more of why they were the way they were. Instead, they were just short stories of their lives and just left me not caring at the end. I would give it maybe 2 stars if only just for the artwork.
The third story came back and was interesting and got me back in to the book. It was creepy and scary and I couldn’t put it down. 4 stars for that story.
The last story was good as well. It had an interesting idea and a turn of events I was not entirely expecting. To me, it spoke to the price of fitting unrealistic expectations for women and how it effects their mentality. Another 4 stars for that one.
I feel like I should at least mention that the artwork was amazing. It was in black and white and I feel that adds to the horror genre in manga novels.
This was my first Junji Ito novel collection. I’ve heard about the author from others but have never had the opportunity to actually read one of their titles.
The first collection of stories by far was my favorite. I could not put the book down because I found it intriguing and it left me with more questions than answers at the end, which I personally love. The characters were interesting and realistic. All in all, the first book is the reason this collection has 4 stars for me. This story alone is 5 stars.
The second set of stories was my least favorite. I didn’t really like any of the characters and was expecting to learn more of why they were the way they were. Instead, they were just short stories of their lives and just left me not caring at the end. I would give it maybe 2 stars if only just for the artwork.
The third story came back and was interesting and got me back in to the book. It was creepy and scary and I couldn’t put it down. 4 stars for that story.
The last story was good as well. It had an interesting idea and a turn of events I was not entirely expecting. To me, it spoke to the price of fitting unrealistic expectations for women and how it effects their mentality. Another 4 stars for that one.
I feel like I should at least mention that the artwork was amazing. It was in black and white and I feel that adds to the horror genre in manga novels.
_hanana_'s review against another edition
4.0
Honestly the Loveless story is the longest story I’ve read of Ito’s besides Tomie’s run and while I think it definitely could be shorter it was pretty interesting though still ,as someone said earlier, “dismal”.
The other shorter stories were Ito’s typical brand of strange but nonetheless “fun”!
The other shorter stories were Ito’s typical brand of strange but nonetheless “fun”!