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Lovesickness by Junji Ito

17 reviews

mzynda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, and Suicide

pclairx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, Body horror, Abortion, Stalking, Self harm, and Gore

Moderate: Child death

petitemass15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

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

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

Minor: Excrement

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

I really LOVED the first half of this collection (the stories that make up Lovesickness). The villain/monster is great, and it’s set in a very off-kilter, foggy town. Perfect Junji Ito mood. The Hikizuri sibling stories and the three stand alones are fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement

ysra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Violence

katiemack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Classic Junji Ito spookiness, with plenty of body horror, supernatural elements, and other eerie aspects to make your skin crawl. The first part of the book centers around the first story (Lovesickness, in which teenagers get their fortunes told at a deadly crosswalk), and for me that was the most enjoyable. The few standalones at the end were mostly enjoyable as well, though the very last story about poop was out of place and seemed pointless.

If, like me, you've been on hold for Uzumaki at your library for about six months with no sign of getting a copy, give this a try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Gore, and Blood