Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Lovesickness - Liebeskranker Horror by Junji Ito

21 reviews

darquedreamer's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

For Junji Ito being named the master of Japanese Manga horror, I expected more from this. The illustrations were amazing, but the story telling felt like a middle schooler wrote it. The stories were flat, barely made sense, and felt very immature. They were extremely heavy on suicide and self harm, and the gore and aforementioned situations were the only things that felt "horror" ish. I just didn't love this collection at all, besides appreciating the artwork. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

doomluz's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement

ambush3's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

ellenisntcool's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

totsfions's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

I think this is the best Ito collection I've ever read. The title story, "Lovesickness" is a sort of slow-burn horror where the reader is never totally sure of what is happening, and that tension keeps you hooked on the story. The emotional dynamics between the characters are also more fleshed out than they are in some of Ito's other works, which makes the impact of the story even harsher. It's definitely one I feel I would get more from on a re-read, and one that has a lot of metaphorical resonance waiting to be taped. The duology of stories about the Hikizuri siblings is a really interesting take on toxic family dynamics. The stand-alone stories at the end of the book are all excellent, though the final story is more silly than anything else. "The Rib Woman" in particular is a really insightful commentary on the nature of feminine beauty standards in modern society. As always with Ito's work, the illustrations are chilling in a beautiful way. The character designs in this collection, and particularly in "Loveless" are some of Ito's strongest and most compelling. The haunting beauty of the characters adds so much dimension to the eerie nature of the story. I think this and "Amigara Fault" will be my go-to Junji Ito recommendations for a long time to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity and Excrement

kashila's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse

glowingocactus's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I feel like I'm decently sensitive to horror and I didn't find much of this scary.  More eerie and gross than anything else. The first set of stories were pretty good. It lulled pretty bad in the middle and picked up a bit in the end. An alright read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mir_frog73's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lilybear3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Excrement