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3.5 stars

For me this book is great. I have read almost all Junji Ito's books and this is one of his good ones. It's well-composed, horrifying and dark. It's pretty similar to "Smashed" style. However, i don't like it as much as "Fragments of Horror" or "Black Paradox".

Recommended! The first story was pretty well-done.

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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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

2.5

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I loved the art in this book - it's beautiful as always. The plot was pretty unique but just didn't capture me as much as Ito's other works.

I did enjoy the last few stories in this book more than the first few!

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xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

4.25 stars. I think I've found a new favourite set of characters thanks to this collection of stories. The Strange Hikizuri Siblings were the best part of this collection. I genuinely felt discomfort and unease as I read through their stories. For me, the central story that the book was titled after fell short in comparison. Overall, I had a great experience and I'd recommend this collection.

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

I am once again disappointed by Junji Ito's work. Reading this after Uzumaki is like having leftovers when last night you were at a nice restaurant. It's okay, but it's just not the same. In fact, I would say that I enjoyed Deserter more than this collection.

Aside from the comedic ending of this story, I found the other pieces to be lackluster. I'm not sure why, but it felt like it was missing something. The Lovesickness story was good, though I wasn't fond of the reveal. The other pieces weren't as good.

I think this collection comes off as more comedic than dark. I snorted quite a few times while reading.

I will continue with my Ito journey, but I'm unsure if anything will top Uzumaki. (And I might be regretting selling my copy of Deserter.)

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dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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