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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
petitemass15'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
mir_frog73's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit
kelseyr713's review against another edition
- 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
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
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
4.0
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.
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Gore, and Blood