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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
[ 3.75 ]
honestly, ito’s works haven’t hit the way people keep telling me they would hit but this story has probably come the closest! it has that skin crawling haunting vibe that i’ve wanted. i’m honestly surprised that it’s so lowly rated compared to his other works. maybe it’s because this one is a bit more goofy?
honestly, ito’s works haven’t hit the way people keep telling me they would hit but this story has probably come the closest! it has that skin crawling haunting vibe that i’ve wanted. i’m honestly surprised that it’s so lowly rated compared to his other works. maybe it’s because this one is a bit more goofy?
Mostly stories that are connected and follow a teen boy who can melt people's brain by apologizing (and he is connected to the devil) and his little sister (who reminds me of another character in the series, at least she doesn't eat nails, haha). This was quite creepy and disturbing. I did like the connection and see how it all ended. And then we get two disturbing short stories, the one with the children was really WTF.
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Excellent artwork whose horror will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading the book.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I better not see anyone apologising to me after this one.
Well what can I say, I grow more and more fond of Junji Ito the more I read about his works. This time around the main story ended like a murder mystery where detectives tried to find out what happened (If I remember correctly this also happened with Tomie at some point). I love whodunit stories and was interested to see if someone actually finds out what happened as the testimonies of the victims sounded too bizarre for any investigator to believe it.
After the main story ended there were two short stories, I didn't like the first one that much, as it wasn't that scary and maybe should have been longer, but the last one was eerie again.
I was a bit disappointed that my favourite story was the first 'chapter' of the main story. It immediately started with the story ‘Dissolving Classroom’ and it was actually my favourite, so that was kinda sad to get the best first and not last, but well I didn't decide the order and I enjoyed the main story nevertheless.
Well what can I say, I grow more and more fond of Junji Ito the more I read about his works. This time around the main story ended like a murder mystery where detectives tried to find out what happened (If I remember correctly this also happened with Tomie at some point). I love whodunit stories and was interested to see if someone actually finds out what happened as the testimonies of the victims sounded too bizarre for any investigator to believe it.
After the main story ended there were two short stories, I didn't like the first one that much, as it wasn't that scary and maybe should have been longer, but the last one was eerie again.
I was a bit disappointed that my favourite story was the first 'chapter' of the main story. It immediately started with the story ‘Dissolving Classroom’ and it was actually my favourite, so that was kinda sad to get the best first and not last, but well I didn't decide the order and I enjoyed the main story nevertheless.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dissolving Classroom- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dissolving Beauty- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dissolving Apartment- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chizumi in Love- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Interview with the Devil- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Return- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Children of the Earth- ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Dissolving Beauty- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dissolving Apartment- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chizumi in Love- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Interview with the Devil- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Return- ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Children of the Earth- ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated