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A review by thatweirdbookgirlie
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito
dark
emotional
4.75
I seem to be going against the grain, but to me this collection was a hit. I really enjoyed most of the stories, and as always Ito's style of art make even a mediocre tale a bit creepy.
Alley: The title story. A quick mystery solved of what is making those noises the boarder is hearing in the alley.
Descent: I've read a lot of Ito, and I feel as if I've read something similar before, where some strange occurrence has people floating and then falling.
The Ward: Hospital stories always get to me, because I naturally find them a bit disturbing. Something strange is happening with Hashimoto's ward mates in the hospital.
The Inn: A father is obsessed with creating an inn, around a hot spring the ancestors told him to dig up. Creepy story but makes you question the guy who goes to check it out.
Blessing: One of my favorites in the collection. The importance of getting a father's blessing for marriage.
Smokers' Club: A very short story about a suspicious tobacco plant.
Mold: This one is so gross. Some of the best art in the collection.
Town of no roads: This one was a bit too weird for my liking. Started out with the creepy "Aristotle method" which was actually a cool idea and then just led to a weird somewhat unrelated story.
Memory: A girl and her strange memory of her "twin."
Ice Cream Bus: Another weird one about the dangers of getting into an ice cream van.
Alley: The title story. A quick mystery solved of what is making those noises the boarder is hearing in the alley.
Descent: I've read a lot of Ito, and I feel as if I've read something similar before, where some strange occurrence has people floating and then falling.
The Ward: Hospital stories always get to me, because I naturally find them a bit disturbing. Something strange is happening with Hashimoto's ward mates in the hospital.
The Inn: A father is obsessed with creating an inn, around a hot spring the ancestors told him to dig up. Creepy story but makes you question the guy who goes to check it out.
Blessing: One of my favorites in the collection. The importance of getting a father's blessing for marriage.
Smokers' Club: A very short story about a suspicious tobacco plant.
Mold: This one is so gross. Some of the best art in the collection.
Town of no roads: This one was a bit too weird for my liking. Started out with the creepy "Aristotle method" which was actually a cool idea and then just led to a weird somewhat unrelated story.
Memory: A girl and her strange memory of her "twin."
Ice Cream Bus: Another weird one about the dangers of getting into an ice cream van.