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Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Joel Rose, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Alberto Ponticelli, Anthony Bourdain, Mateus Santolouco

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hyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

jesdcay's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

ninahuynh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I like the use of many different Japanese scary characters, such as yōkai, yūrei and obake. I learned more about the different types of mythological horror characters in Japanese folklore. Personally, the stories were not scary as much as they are gross and grimy. Maybe my scare threshold is broken and numbed but even the drawings were not scary. I commend the details though, but there is no scare factor in them- nasty and grim, yes.

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spauffwrites's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I appreciated all the spooky details in the artwork of this collection of retold Japanese ghost stories. Each story centers around food in some way; characters are starving or gluttons or chefs; some are man-eating monsters and some are parasites. I also enjoyed learning more about the history Japanese ghost stories toward the end, and I hope to try some of the included recipes soon.