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convallaria_majalis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders
spiralinghallways's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Miscarriage
zone_a3's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Gore, Body horror, Death, Miscarriage, Excrement, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- 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
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.)
Graphic: Murder, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Minor: Mental illness
angryoppossum's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
urezia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
doomluz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gore, Death, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Excrement
lilaceous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
scared the crap out of me lol. after reading the first story in the collection i was sprinting around my apartment to turn on all the lights and make sure no zombie girls were hiding behind my shower curtain. the rest of the collection isn’t as scary but is mostly well-written.
the way junji ito uses ink in his illustrations is horrifying without losing any visual clarity. my one complaint about this collection is that the endings are never satisfying, but it doesn’t make the stories any less unsettling.
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Stalking, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
kashila's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Suicide, Excrement, and Body horror
Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
pclairx's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, Body horror, Abortion, Stalking, Self harm, and Gore
Moderate: Child death