A review by em_harring
S: Es by Kōji Suzuki

2.0

The first half or so of this had me. I was interested in what was going on and enjoyed the mystery that Suzuki was crafting and followed along well enough considering I haven't read the first four books in the series in well over 15 years.

The second half kind of went off the rails, though. It was wild and weird and took a turn I wasn't expecting and didn't love.
Spoiler Asexual reproduction? Really? Why.
The plot was also 'wrapped up' in a weirdly placed monologue. I would have loved more action than just an explanation of what was happening.

The writing as a whole was pretty stilted and awkward at times.

Overall, a weird addition to the Ring series.